Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 3, 2001

William Buckley – Shawcor Ltd (scla:tse)

WILLIAM P. BUCKLEY joined ShawCor Ltd. in 1994 as Senior Vice President, Energy Products, responsible for four of ShawCor's business units: Shawflex, Canusa-CPS, Canusa-EMI and Mark Products. In 1996 Mr. Buckley was promoted to Executive Vice President and took on the responsibility for all of ShawCor's wholly owned businesses including Guardian Oilfield Services, Shaw Pipeline Services and OMSCO Industries. In December 2000, Mr. Buckley was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all businesses and divisions of ShawCor Ltd. Prior to joining ShawCor Ltd., Mr. Buckley was the President of Burndy Inc., a manufacturer of electrical and electronic components. Mr. Buckley is a past Chair and Director of the Electro-Federation Canada. Mr. Buckley has a BASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and has an MBA from York University. Mr. Buckley completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in 1986. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a history and overview of ShawCor Ltd.?

Mr. Buckley: Let me begin by saying that ShawCor is the new name for

Shaw Industries, a name that has been known in the energy