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The current members of the Audit Committee are Bill MacKinnon (Chair), John Butler,
Stockwell Day, John Lacey and John Manley. Each member of the Audit Committee is
independent and financially literate within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 52-110
“Audit Committees” and the Board has determined that Bill MacKinnon is an audit
committee financial expert and has accounting or related financial management
expertise. The following lists the relevant education and experience of the members of
TELUS’ Audit Committee that is relevant to his role on the committee.
Bill MacKinnon chairs the Audit Committee. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of
KPMG Canada, serving from April 1999 to December 31, 2008. He first joined KPMG
Canada in 1971, serving the company in numerous roles of increasing leadership for 37
years, including his membership on the Board of Directors of each of KPMG Canada,
KPMG International and KPMG Americas. Mr. MacKinnon obtained a Bachelor of
Commerce with Honours from the University of Manitoba in 1967. He became a
chartered accountant in 1971 and obtained his FCA designation from the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 1994.
John Butler is a lawyer and counsel to Bryan & Company, a law firm with offices in
Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta. He is also currently the Chair of the Board of Governors
of the Canadian Football League. Mr. Butler is also a director of Liquor Stores N.A. John
holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta.
Stockwell Day is a strategic advisor and consultant. He has served at the provincial and
federal levels of government for over 25 years. From 1986 to 2000, Mr. Day served with
the Alberta government in a variety of roles including Minister of Labour, Minister of
Social Services and Provincial Treasurer, and Minister of Finance. From 2000 to May
2011, Mr. Day served as a Member of Parliament with the federal government, holding
various positions including Leader of the Official Opposition, Minister of Public Safety,
Minister of International Trade, Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Senior Minister
Responsible for British Columbia and President of the Treasury Board. Mr. Day did not
seek re-election in the May 2011 general election. He is a strategic advisor to McMillan
LLP and Eminata Group and serves on the board of directors of RCI Capital Group Inc.
and a number of not-for-profit boards. Mr. Day attended the University of Victoria and
has an Honourary Doctorate from the University of St. Petersburg, Russia and an
Honorary Doctorate from Trinity Western University.
John Lacey is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Brookfield Private Equity Fund. Mr.
Lacey was previously the Chairman of the board of directors of Alderwoods Group, Inc.,
an organization operating funeral homes and cemeteries within North America, until
November 2006. Mr. Lacey has completed the Program for Management Development
at Harvard Business School.
John Manley is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Council of Chief
Executives, a position he has held since 2010. From 2004 to 2009, he served as
Counsel to McCarthy Tétrault LLP, a national law firm. Prior to that, John had a 16-year
career in politics, serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, and Minister in the
portfolios of Industry, Foreign Affairs and Finance. John obtained a Bachelor of Arts
from Carleton University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Ottawa, is a
certified Chartered Director from McMaster University and holds honorary doctorates
from the University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, Western University and Carleton
University.