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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 is a Chartered
Professional Accountant and holds his FCPA designation from the Institute of Chartered
Professional Accountants of Ontario.
Ray Chan is the Executive Chairman of Baytex Energy Corp. (formerly Baytex Energy
Trust), and has held this position since 2009. Mr. Chan obtained a Bachelor of
Commerce degree (with a major in accounting) from the University of Saskatchewan in
1977 and he became a Chartered Accountant in 1980. Mr. Chan has served as CEO
and CFO of public companies for over 25 years and has served on public company
boards, in most instances chairing the audit committee, for over 15 years.
Rusty Goepel is Senior Vice-President of Raymond James Financial Ltd. and served as
Chair of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee. He holds a Bachelor of
Commerce from the University of British Columbia and has 45 years of experience in the
investment industry.
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 is a seasoned executive with a record of bringing about
operational improvements and profitable change in the organizations that he has led. 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, Mr. Manley 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. Mr. Manley 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 Ottawa, Carleton University, the University of Toronto and
Western University.
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, we have
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 or her
review, evaluation and pre-approval or denial on behalf of the Audit Committee (with the