Richard Cruickshank

Mr. Richard Cruickshank, Q.C., is Vice Chair of EPCOR’s Board of Director’s and chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee. He holds a Law degree from the University of Manitoba and an Arts degree in Economics from the University of Winnipeg.

Mr. Cruickshank is a tax and corporate lawyer. He was the founding partner and, for 25 years, the managing partner of the law firm Cruickshank Karvellas, prior to its merger with Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (now Dentons Canada LLP) in 2000. He was appointed to Alberta Queen's (now King’s) Counsel in 1996. Throughout his career, he has provided strategic counsel to several 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, including on its Human Resources and Compensation Committee. He has also served on the board of the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation, including as Chair, and is a past president of the Edmonton Bar Association and a former board member of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.