Patrice E. Merrin is an independent Non-Executive Director of Glencore plc, Stillwater Mining Company and Novadaq Technologies Inc. She was Chairman of the board of directors of CML HealthCare Inc., a former President and Chief Executive Officer of Luscar Ltd., Canada’s largest thermal coal producer, and former Chief Operating Officer of Sherritt International Corporation, a Canadian diversified miner. Patrice was also formerly a Director of Enssolutions, a mine tailing solutions company, and of NB Power.
Patrice serves as co-chair of Perimeter’s Emmy Noether Circle. She is also a director of Samara Canada, which promotes citizen participation in civic life in order to strengthen our democracy. She has served as a director of many non-profit organizations including Ornge, the Province of Ontario’s medical transport service, and the Toronto Public Library Foundation. She has been an appointee to Alberta’s Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (2009-2014), the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (2003-2006) and the Government of Canada’s Natural Resources Ministry’s Expert Panel on Energy Science and Technology (2005-2006).
Early in her career, Ms. Merrin worked in Ottawa as Special Assistant to the Honourable Marc Lalonde, P.C., M.P. during his time as Minister of Health and Welfare, Federal-Provincial Relations and Justice, all the while being Minister Responsible for the Status of Women as well. Patrice is a graduate of Queen’s University and completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD.