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JEFFREY M. LIPTON, 61
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff joined NOVA Corporation
in 1994 as Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer and
assumed his current position as
President and Chief Executive
Officer of NOVA Chemicals in 1998.
Jeff also serves as Chairman of
the Board of Trimeris, Inc. He is
also a director of Hercules Incorporated.
Jeff is Vice Chairman
of the Board and Chairman of
the Finance and Membership
Committee of the American
Chemistry Council; and Honorary
Secretary and board member of
the Society of Chemical Industries.
He is also a member of the Canadian
Council of Chief Executives.
Jeff worked with E.I. DuPont for
almost three decades, prior to
joining NOVA Chemicals. He
graduated from the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute with a
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
degree and obtained an MBA
from Harvard University.
LARRY A. MACDONALD, 52
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Larry joined NOVA Corporation
of Alberta in 1979 as Controller.
He progressed through several
financial, information technology,
and merger and acquisition positions
within NOVA Corporation
and NOVA Corporation of Alberta
before assuming the role of Senior
Vice President, Manufacturing
East for NOVA Chemicals in
1999. He began his current role
in December 2001. Larry graduated
from the University of
Windsor with a Bachelor of
Commerce degree and is a
Chartered Accountant.
JACK S. MUSTOE, 56
Senior Vice President
Legal and General Counsel
Jack joined NOVA Corporation of
Alberta in 1988 as Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary and was named Senior
Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Environmental
Officer of NOVA Corporation in
1994. He assumed his current
position as Senior Vice President,
Legal and General Counsel for
NOVA Chemicals in 1998. Jack
is also responsible for NOVA
Chemicals' purchasing function.
Prior to 1988, he served as Senior
Legal Counsel for Dome Petroleum
Ltd., and as Assistant General
Counsel for Norcen Energy
Resources Ltd. Jack graduated
from the University of Western
Ontario with a Bachelor of Laws
degree and is a member of the
Ontario and Alberta Bars.
SHEILA H. O'BRIEN C.M., 56
Senior Vice President
Human Resources
Public Affairs, Government and
Investor Relations
Sheila was named to her current
role with NOVA Chemicals in July
1998. Since 1992 she held several
senior management roles within
NOVA Corporation and NOVA
Corporation of Alberta, including
Human Resources, Public Affairs,
and People and Community. Prior
to 1992, Sheila held managerial
positions in Human Resources and
Public Affairs at Amoco Canada
Petroleum Co. Ltd. and Petro-
Canada. She also held leadership
positions in organizations in the
public and not-for-profit sectors.
Sheila holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in English and Sociology
from the University of Calgary and
is a graduate of the University of
Western Ontario's Management
Training Course. Sheila was
appointed to the Order of
Canada in 1998.
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DALE H. SPIESS, 60
Senior Vice President and
President, Olefins/Polyolefins
Dale began his current role in
November of 2001. He joined
NOVA Chemicals as Senior Vice
President, Polyethylene Sales and
Marketing in 1998. Prior to this,
Dale was Group Vice President
with Millennium Petrochemicals
Inc., and also held positions with
Northern Petrochemicals, ARCO
Chemical and Uniroyal Chemical.
Dale serves as a director of the
Flexible Packaging Association.
Dale has a Bachelor of Science
degree in Biology from Illinois
Wesleyan University, and is a
graduate of the Executive
Management Program at The
University of Pennsylvania.
CHRISTOPHER D. PAPPAS, 48
Senior Vice President and
President, Styrenics
Chris joined NOVA Chemicals in
his current role in July of 2000.
Chris was President and Chief
Executive Officer of Paint and
Coatings.com just prior to joining
NOVA Chemicals. From 1996 until
1998, Chris led the ethylene elastomers
business of DuPont Dow
Elastomers, Inc. as Vice President,
and was later named Commercial
Vice President. He began his
career with Dow Chemical in
1978, where he held a variety of
sales and managerial positions
through 1995. Chris is a member
of the American Plastics Council
Operating Board, Chair of AIChE
Industrial Advisory Board and a
director of WQED Public Television.
He has a Bachelor of Science
degree in Civil Engineering
from The Georgia Institute of
Technology and an MBA from The
Wharton School of Business at
The University of Pennsylvania.
JOHN L. WHEELER, 60
Senior Vice President and
Chief Information Officer
John joined NOVA Chemicals in
his current role in 1998. Prior
to this, he held senior management
positions in Information
Technology at AT&T Co., Bristol-Myers
Consumer Products,
Viacom and PolyGram, and was
Director of Information Systems
for W.R. Grace Specialty
Chemicals Co. John graduated
with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Political Science (Pre-Law)
from Duke University.
A. TERENCE POOLE, 61
Executive Vice President
Corporate Strategy and
Development
Terry began his current role in
2000. Prior to this, he spent two
years as Executive Vice President,
Finance and Strategy for NOVA
Chemicals. Since 1998, Terry has
held several senior management
roles within NOVA Corporation of
Alberta and NOVA Corporation,
including Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer; Senior
Vice President, Controller and
Treasurer; and Vice President and
Controller. Terry also serves on
the board of Methanex Corporation.
Prior to 1988, Terry held
senior financial and operating
management positions in the
John Labatt group of companies
and with Phillips Cables. Terry
graduated from Dalhousie
University with a Bachelor of
Commerce degree and is a
Chartered Accountant.
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