Richard Cruickshank

Mr. Richard Cruickshank, Q.C., was appointed to the board in 2017 and is chair of its Human Resources and Compensation Committee. He was appointed vice-chair of the board in April 2019.

Mr. Cruickshank is the founding partner and, for 25 years, the managing partner of the law firm Cruickshank Karvellas, prior to its merger with Fraser Milner (now Dentons) in 2000. He was appointed to Alberta King's Counsel in 1996. Throughout his career, he has provided strategic counsel to a number of corporations and institutions, with a primary focus on tax law.

Mr. Cruickshank served on the board of directors of Capital Power Corporation from 2009 to 2015. He is also a past president of the Edmonton Bar Association and a former board member of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Cruickshank holds a law degree from the University of Manitoba and an arts degree in economics from the University of Winnipeg.