Robert (Bob) Phillips is President of R. L. Phillips Investments Inc., a private investment firm (2001 to present) and was previously president & CEO of British Columbia Railway Corporation from 2001 to 2004. Bob practiced corporate law for 15 years and has served in senior executive positions with Husky Energy Inc., Dreco Energy Services Ltd., PTI Group, Inc. and MacMillan Bloedel Limited.

Bob has previously served on the boards of several public and private Canadian corporations, including West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (past chair of its governance committee and past member of its human resources and compensation committee), Canadian National Railway (past chair of its governance, sustainability and safety committee, and past member and former chair of its audit, finance & risk committee), Canadian Western Bank (past chair), Maxar Technologies Inc., Axia NetMedia Corporation, Dreco Energy Services Ltd., National-Oilwell Inc., Precision Drilling Corporation, and others. He also previously served on the Board of Capital Power Corporation (EPCOR nominee from 2009 to 2013), as well as EPCOR Utilities Inc.

Bob received his Bachelor of Laws (Gold Medalist) and Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering (Hons) degrees from the University of Alberta and is a fellow and director of the Institute of Corporate Directors (chair of its audit committee).