Richard T. McLellan

Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Biography

Richard McLellan was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Nexen Chemicals (a division of Nexen, which became Canexus in August 2005) in April 2005 and subsequently became the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Canexus on June 24, 2005. Mr. McLellan is responsible for leading finance at Canexus. Prior to joining Nexen Chemicals, Mr. McLellan held several senior positions within Nexen including Controller within Nexen’s International Division, Vice President of Finance in Yemen, and Vice President of Business Development for the International Division. Prior to joining Nexen in 1996, Mr. McLellan was a partner at Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. McLellan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan and is a Chartered Accountant.