Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> July 12, 1999

Frank D. Barker – Canlan Investment Corporation (cai)

FRANK D. BARKER has been a Director of Canlan Investment Corporation since 1986 and was appointed President and CEO in November, 1997. Prior to joining the Company, he was Vice President of Corporate Investments for Bartrac Holdings Ltd., a privately held investment company and Canlan's largest shareholder. Mr. Barker has a background in the recreation field having served as a director of Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation from 1988 to 1997. He has also served on the boards of both public and private companies in the areas of oil and gas exploration, saw milling, waste management and real estate development. Mr. Barker graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in 1980 and worked in commercial lending with a Canadian bank before joining Bartrac in 1986. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of Canlan, your

history, services, customers, those kinds of things.

Mr. Barker: Canlan was first incorporated in 1956 to do business