Thomas A. Sugalski

Longboat Key, Florida, U.S.A.

Independent

Director since August 18, 2005

Committees

• Audit Committee
• Corporate Governance Committee
• Human Resources and Compensation Committee

Biography

Thomas Sugalski, 67, retired as the President of Nexen Chemicals (a division of Nexen) in March 2005, after 10 years in the position and retired as Senior Vice-President, Chemicals of Nexen in August 2005, after 17 years with the company. Mr. Sugalski has 39 years experience in the chemicals industry and has held a variety of managerial positions in marketing, employee relations, business management and general management. Before joining Nexen, he served as both Western New York Group Executive and Vice President and General Manager of the Detergent and Specialty Products Division of Occidental Chemical Corporation, a division of Occidental Petroleum Corp. (a NYSE-listed energy and chemicals company).

Mr. Sugalski was a member of the American Chemistry Council and on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Chemical Producers Association, The Chlorine Chemistry Council and the Alliance for Environmental Technology, where he served as Chair for three years. Mr. Sugalski received his Bachelor of Arts in English and Chemistry from Marquette University in 1965. In addition to the Canexus Board, he is active on community boards and is currently involved in organizations that concentrate on providing college scholarships for at risk students.