Board of Directors

Chairman, President and CEO 

John Whelan was appointed president of Imperial Oil Limited, effective April 1, 2025. He was appointed chairman, president and CEO on May 8, 2025.

Mr. Whelan started his career with ExxonMobil in 1988 in Drayton Valley, Alberta as an operations engineer and has held a wide variety of engineering, project, operations, commercial and leadership roles located in Canada, Norway, and the United States with oversight roles spanning the globe.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Whelan was senior vice-president, upstream, responsible for Exxon Mobil Corporation’s conventional and heavy oil global business line.  In this role, Mr. Whelan led 13 global business units across the United States, Canada, Europe, Caspian, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.  Prior to that assignment, Mr. Whelan served as Imperial Oil’s senior vice president, upstream from 2017 to 2020. 

Throughout his career Mr. Whelan has successfully focused on driving operational excellence through all lifecycle phases while integrating strategy, business insights, and portfolio development to deliver exceptional performance and continuous improvement across the full value chain. 

Originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Mr. Whelan holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Mr. Whelan serves as vice-chair on the Board of Governors for The Glenbow Museum and sits on the Engineering and Applied Science Advisory Board for Memorial University of Newfoundland. 

Mr. Cornhill is a director of AltaGas Ltd., and is the chairman of the board of directors of TriSummit Utilities Inc. (formerly AltaGas Canada Inc.), a privately owned corporation. Mr. Cornhill is a founding shareholder of AltaGas (and its predecessors). He was chief executive officer of AltaGas from 1994 to 2016 and served as interim co-chief executive officer from July to December 2018. Prior to forming AltaGas, Mr. Cornhill served in various capacities with Alberta and Southern Gas Co. Ltd, including vice-president, finance and administration, treasurer and president and chief operating officer. Mr. Cornhill is an experienced leader in the business community and is a strong supporter of communities and community collaboration, investment and enhancement. He is a member of the Ivey Advisory Board at Western University. Mr. Cornhill holds a BSc (Hons.) degree and a MBA degree from Western University, and he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University in 2015.

Ms. Driscoll is currently an independent director of Empire Company Limited and a director of Elswood Investment Corporation, a privately owned corporation. Prior to her retirement in 2023, Ms. Driscoll held executive positions at RB Global Incorporated, including chief financial officer, co-chief executive officer and executive vice-president and advisor to the chief executive officer. Prior to joining RB Global, Ms. Driscoll served as the executive vice-president and chief financial officer for Katz Group Canada Ltd. from 2013 to 2015 and was the senior vice-president and chief financial officer at Sears Canada Inc. from 2008 to 2013. Ms. Driscoll is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen’s University.

Mr. Floren is the former president and chief executive officer of Methanex Corporation, and prior to that appointment held the positions of senior vice-president, global marketing and logistics and regional director, marketing and logistics, North America. Mr. Floren was an employee of Methanex for approximately 22 years and has worked in the chemical industry for over 37 years. He currently serves as a director of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Mr. Floren holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Manitoba and attended the Harvard Business School’s Program for Management Development, the International Executive Program at INSEAD and completed the Directors Education Program at the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Goldberg has more than 40 years of global experience in the mining industry, including in executive, operational and strategic roles, and currently serves as a non-executive director of BHP Group Limited. Mr. Goldberg served as the chief executive officer of Newmont Corporation from 2013 to 2019, and prior to that, was president and chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Minerals. Mr. Goldberg was also a non-executive director of Port Waratah Coal Services Limited and Rio Tinto Zimbabwe, and served as vice-chair of the World Gold Council, treasurer of the International Council on Mining and Metals, and chair of the National Mining Association in the United States.

Mr. Hansen was appointed president, Global Business Solutions, ExxonMobil Global Services Company, effective May 1, 2025. He is responsible for procurement, financial services, customer service, planning and stewardship, and workforce enablement. Mr. Hansen has 25 years of financial and commercial experience across ExxonMobil's Upstream and Downstream businesses in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions. Prior to his current position, Mr. Hansen was senior vice-president, Energy Products, for ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company, which was preceded by roles as vice-president, fuels for Europe, Africa and the Middle East and vice-president, investor relations and corporate secretary for ExxonMobil.

Ms. Hubbs is currently an independent director of Nutrien Ltd. and also serves as a director of PSP Investments (Public Sector Pension Investment Board) and serves as the Chair of the board of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and also serves as Chair of the board of the Canadian Red Cross. Prior to retirement in 2011, Ms. Hubbs was executive vice-president and managing director of McLean Budden, one of Canada’s leading investment managers. Ms. Hubbs holds a BSc from Western University and an MBA from Schulich School of Business at York University and is a CFA charterholder. Ms. Hubbs serves on the ICD Climate Strategy Advisory Board and the Global Risk Institute Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, and has received her CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight issued by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. During her investment career, Ms. Hubbs was recognized by Brendan Wood International as one of the Top 50 Portfolio Managers in Canada and a TopGun Investment Mind in Oil and Gas (Canada). Ms. Hubbs is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal.