JEFFREY M. LIPTON, President and Chief Executive Officer, 63
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 serves as Chairman of the Board of Trimeris, Inc. and he is also a director of Hercules Incorporated. Jeff is Chairman of the Board of the American Chemistry Council; and Chairman of the Society of Chemical Industry, America Section for 2006. He is also a member of the Board 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, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 54
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 is Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Chemical Producers Association. He graduated from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Chartered Accountant.
   
   
JACK S. MUSTOE, Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, 58
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. In 1998, he was named Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel for NOVA Chemicals, and added the responsibility of Corporate Secretary in 2004. Jack is also responsible for NOVA Chemicals’ purchasing function and is Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to 1988, he served as Senior Legal Counsel for Dome Petroleum Ltd. and as Assistant General Counsel for Norcen Energy Resources Ltd. Jack is a director of Heritage Valley Health System. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Laws degree and is a member of the Ontario and Alberta Bars.
   
   
CHRISTOPHER D. PAPPAS, Senior Vice President and President, Styrenics, 50
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 Chairman of the American Plastics Council Operating Board, a member of both the Communication, and Finance and Audit committees of the American Chemistry Council, and is also 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.
   
   
A. TERENCE POOLE, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development, 63
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 1988, 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 and Pengrowth 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.
   
   
DALE H. SPIESS, Senior Vice President and President, Olefins/Polyolefins, 62
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.
   
   
JOHN L. WHEELER, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, 62
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 Company. John graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (Pre-Law) from Duke University.