The Board of Directors of Keyera Corp. announced that David Smith, currently Keyera’s president and COO, will become president and CEO and that Jim Bertram, currently CEO, will be assuming the role of Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, effective January 2015.
In connection with these changes, Douglas Haughey will be appointed as Keyera’s independent lead director, Robert Catell will continue as a director but will be stepping down as Chair, and Smith will be joining the Board of Directors.
“Thanks to Jim’s leadership and vision, Keyera has consistently delivered exceptional value to our shareholders and customers. We support his decision to transition to the Executive Chair role and are very pleased to have David as our next CEO to lead the company into the future”, said Bob Catell, Chair of the Board.
