Gerald Maier

Gerald James Maier
Born (1928-09-22) 22 September 1928 (age 96)
Regina, Saskatchewan
EducationUniversity of Alberta (BSc 1951)
Spouse
Mary Isobel Grant
​
(m. 1952)​

Gerald James Maier OC (born 22 September 1928) is a Canadian retired engineer and oilman. Maier began his career in 1951 with the Sun Oil Company, and then in 1953 joined the Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Company. At Hudson's Bay, Maier rose through the ranks to become a senior vice-president in 1975 and an executive vice-president in 1977. He was elected chairman of the board in 1980 and remained in that role until the company's sale to Dome Petroleum in 1982. That year, he became president of Bow Valley Industries. Maier left Bow Valley to become president of TransCanada Pipelines in 1985. In 1991 he was elected chairman of the board additionally, and in 1993 ceded the presidency. Maier retired as chairman of TransCanada in 1998.

Biography

Maier was born and raised in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.[1] He attended the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame and then the University of Alberta. He has been chairman of the board of regents of his high school since 1997.[2]

In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada as "a recognized leader in the exploration, acquisition and sustainable development of our natural gas and crude oil reserves".[3] Maier was also awarded the Canadian Engineering Leader Award, presented by the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering.[2] Maier was a member of the board of directors for the Calgary bid committee for the 1988 Winter Olympics.[4]

References

  • "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". University of Toronto Press. Archived from the original on 2007-08-11.
  1. ^ "Gerald James Maier". Who's Who Lifetime Achievement. 2017-06-28. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  2. ^ a b Collins, Sally. "He's been there: Donor gives $1 million to Schulich School". OnCampus. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Order of Canada citation
  4. ^ Calgary Olympic Development Association (1981). Calgary, Canada (Candidature File) (in English and French). Calgary: Calgary Olympic Development Association. p. 134.


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