Nizar Jaffer Somji

Mr. Nizar Jaffer Somji was appointed to the Board in 2015. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and holds a master of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Alberta. In March 2024, he was elected as the University of Alberta’s 23rd Chancellor.

Mr. Somji is the president and chief executive officer of Jaffer Inc. of Edmonton, and founder and former president and chief executive officer of Matrikon Inc., prior to the company being acquired by Honeywell in 2010. Matrikon was a leader in industrial intelligence for the oil and gas industry and employed over 600 employees on six continents.

Mr. Somji is chair of Kanvi Private Equity Fund, and is a Director at OneSoft Solutions Inc.