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Ronald P. Triffo obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of
Manitoba and an MSc (Engineering) from the University of Illinois. Mr. Triffo is the
Chairman and a director of Stantec Inc., an engineering and international professional
services company where he served in various executive management positions for more
than 25 years. He is the Chairman of the Alberta Ingenuity Fund and the past Chairman
of ATB Financial.
Audit, audit-related and non-audit services
All requests for non-prohibited audit, audit-related and non-audit services provided by
TELUS’ external auditor and its affiliates to TELUS are required to be pre-approved by
the Audit Committee of TELUS’ Board of Directors. To enable this, TELUS has
implemented a process by which all requests for services involving the External Auditor
are routed for review by the VP Risk Management and Chief Internal Auditor to validate
that the requested service is a non-prohibited service and to verify that there is a
compelling business reason for the request. If the request passes this review, it is then
forwarded to the Chief Financial Officer for further review. Pending the Chief Financial
Officer’s affirmation, the request is then presented to the Audit Committee for its review,
evaluation and pre-approval or denial at its next scheduled quarterly meeting. If the
timing of the request is urgent, it is provided to the Audit Committee Chair for his review,
evaluation and pre-approval or denial on behalf of the Audit Committee (with the full
committee’s review at the next scheduled quarterly meeting). Throughout the year, the
Audit Committee monitors the actual versus approved expenditure for each of the
approved requests.
The following table is a summary of billing by Deloitte & Touche LLP, as external
auditors of TELUS, during the period from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008:
Type of work Deloitte & Touche %
Audit fees $3,783,672 94.3
Audit-related fees $184,500 4.6
Tax fees $45,410 1.1
All other fees -- --
Total $4,013,582 100
The following table is a summary of billing by Deloitte & Touche LLP, as external
auditors of TELUS, during the period from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007:
Type of work Deloitte & Touche %
Audit fees $4,087,308 94.6
Audit-related fees $203,191 4.7
Tax fees $30,000 0.7
All other fees -- --
Total $4,320,499 100.0
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