Lanny McInnes
Director, Prairies
Encorp Affiliation – Retail Council of Canada
Committee – Governance
Term of Office – Commenced 2013
Lanny acts as RCC’s government liaison and media spokesperson across Western Canada from RCC’s Winnipeg office.
Lanny brings extensive experience and training in public policy development, strategic planning and Board
governance through his work experience and involvement on various boards and advisory councils.
Lanny currently sits as a director on a number of Canada’s product stewardship organizations including the
Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association, Encorp Pacific (Canada), Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corporation
and Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba. Lanny is also a member of the Manitoba Employers Council, the Manitoba
Retail Safety Council, the Saskatchewan Business Council and the Alliance for Business Competitiveness in
Alberta.
Lanny also has a strong history of community volunteer involvement at the local, provincial and national levels.
Lanny currently serves as the Chair of ALS Canada’s Board of Directors and is a member of the Minister of Family
Services and Labour’s Accessibility Advisory Council in Manitoba.
Dale Parker
Encorp Affiliation – Unrelated Director
Committee – Governance
Term of office – Commenced 2002
Dale, prior to January 1998, was President & CEO of Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia; prior to
November 1994, President of White Spot Limited and Executive Vice-president of Shato Holdings Ltd.; prior to
November 1992, Chairman and CEO of British Columbia Financial Institutions Commission. Mr. Parker is a former
President & CEO, Bank of British Columbia and Executive Vice-president, Bank of Montreal. He serves as Board
Chair, UBC, and a director, Matrix Asset Management Inc., Encorp Pacific [Canada] and Transit Police Services.
Past directorships include: TransLink (Chair), Talisman Energy Inc, Industrial-Alliance Pacific Life Insurance Co
and CPP Investment Board. He also serves as Code of Conduct Advisor to BC Hydro.
Dale holds positions with a number of charitable and non-profit organizations, including; Chair, Pacific
Parkinson’s Research Institute and a director, Fraser Basin Council. Recent past community work includes: Chair, BC
Cancer Agency, Vice-Chair, BC Cancer Foundation, Chair, Four Corners Community Savings, Vice-President, Kidney
Foundation of Canada, Vice-President, BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities, Vice-Chair, Vancouver
Police Department, Vice-Chair, Vancouver Board of Trade and Chair, Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission
of British Columbia. He is a former member of the UBC Faculty of Commerce & Business, Advisory Board.
Dale is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Graduate School of Business Administration,
Harvard University.
Neil Antymis ICD.D, CGA
Director, Government Affairs for Pepsico Beverages Canada
Encorp Affiliation – Canadian Beverage Association
Committees – Audit / Compensation
Term of office – Commenced 2005
Neil is a Certified Corporate Director and Certified General Accountant. He serves on the boards of seven
environmental stewardship organizations across Canada and is a director on the Canadian Beverages Association
Board where he serves as Treasurer, Audit Committee Chair and Environmental Committee Chair.
Prior to his work in governmental affairs and environmental stewardship, Neil was the Planning Manager – Western
Canada for Pepsi Bottling Group. As Planning Manager, Neil leveraged his skills and experience to develop
strategies, action plans and performance management systems in partnership with the senior leadership team in the
areas of production, distribution, sales, warehousing, fleet and service.
Neil has worked in the Pepsi system for twenty-three years and before that for eight years in a variety of
finance positions in the refining and marketing divisions of Turbo Resources Ltd.
John Nixon
Secretary, Beverage Alcohol Containers Management Council of BC
Encorp Affiliation – Beverage Alcohol Containers Management Council of BC
Committees – Audit / Governance / Compensation
Term of office – Commenced 2009
Beverage Alcohol Containers Management Council of BC is a group that represents the manufacturers and importers
of beverage alcohol products packaged in non-refillable containers other than aluminum. John has extensive
experience as a public affairs consultant serving different parts of the beverage industry and was a founding
director of Encorp.
John Challinor II APR
Director of Corporate Affairs, Nestlé Waters Canada
Encorp Affiliation – Canadian Bottled Water Association
Committee – Audit
Term of office – Commenced 2008
John is a member of the Nestlé Waters' leadership team. He is responsible for the Company’s
day-to-day corporate communications and public affairs activities in the Canadian marketplace.
John joined Nestlé Waters in June 2008 in his current position. He brings more than 30 years of corporate and
marketing communications experience to the role, having served in executive and senior advertising, industry and
government affairs and public relations roles with Amdahl Canada Limited, Compaq Canada Limited, IBM Canada
Limited and Sony of Canada Limited. John began his career as a newspaper and television reporter and editor in the
Southern Ontario market. He is a former part-time municipal councilor (15 years) with the Corporation of the Town
of Milton, Canada’s fastest growing community.
Professionally, John is Chairman of the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association; President of Alberta
Beverage Council; and a member of the Board of Directors of Encorp Pacific (Canada) and the Alberta Beverage
Recycling Corporation. He is also Chairman, Environment & Public Affairs Committee, Canadian Bottled Water Association; and a
member, Environment Committee, Canadian Beverage Association.
John holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Journalism from Ryerson University, an Accredited Public
Relations (APR) designation from the Canadian Public Relations Society and a Certificate in Advertising from the
Institute of Canadian Advertising.
Scott Fraser
Encorp Affiliation – President & CEO
Committee – Governance
Term of Office – Commenced 2013
Prior to joining Encorp in 2013, Scott spent over 20 years in the wine industry, most recently in senior
marketing, government relations and trade association oversight roles in regional and national companies, and
before that as co-owner of an import wine agency. Scott also worked in management consulting and advertising and
has taught marketing and consumer behaviour at UBC and Simon Fraser University. He has broad trade association and
regulatory Board experience.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing from UBC.
Dan Wong
President, Right Hook Business Strategies Ltd
Encorp Affiliation – Juice Council of British Columbia
Committees – Audit / Compensation / Governance
Term of office – Commenced 1998
Dan is President of Right Hook Business Strategies Ltd., a consultancy specializing in public affairs,
public policy and process improvement. Earlier in his career he was Vice-President of Corporate Development for BC
Ferries and headed the Corporate Relations practice for western Canada’s largest food manufacturer.
He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Political Science from UBC.
Liisa O’Hara
Commissioner, British Columbia Utilities Commission
Encorp Affiliation – Unrelated Director
Committee – Audit
Term of office – Commenced 1999
Liisa, as a Commissioner for British Columbia Utilities Commission, specializing in energy matters since
2005, has been closely associated with major energy developments in the province.
During her corporate career Liisa held a number of senior executive positions with a major pipeline company
with focus on finance and regulatory affairs. Her regulatory expertise is multijurisdictional including Canadian
federal (NEB), provincial (BCUC) and the U.S. federal (FERC) jurisdictions.
Liisa is a Corporate Director, certified with the ICD.D designation in 2006 and serves on a number of
boards in that capacity.
She holds a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from University of British Columbia and is
a Certified General Accountant. She also served as Executive-in-Residence for the Sauder School of Business from
2004-2008.
Jim Goetz
President, Canadian Beverage Association
Encorp Affiliation – Canadian Beverage Association
Committee – Governance
Term of office – Commenced 2012
Jim assumed the role of President of the Canadian Beverage Association in May 2012. The Canadian Beverage
Association is the national association representing the broad spectrum of brands and companies that manufacture
and distribute the majority of non-alcoholic beverages consumed in Canada. His industry career accomplishments
include serving as Vice President, Government Affairs with the Canadian Beverage Association and Vice President,
Provincial Affairs with Food and Consumer Products of Canada. Prior to this, Jim served as Senior Special Advisor
– Ontario to Prime Minister Paul Martin as well as for the Government of Canada as a Senior Communications Advisor
to the Treasury Board and the Privy Council Office. Jim has also managed several successful political campaigns at
both the local and provincial level.
Jim holds an Honours Bachelor Degree in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University and a postgraduate
certificate from Moscow State University.
John Graham
Director of Public Affairs & Government Relations, Operations, Sobeys Inc.
Encorp Affiliation – Retail Council of Canada
Committee – Governance
Term of office – Commenced 2011
For the past nineteen years John has represented Safeway’s interests on a broad range of issues impacting
the grocery chain’s retail stores and plants. His current responsibilities include directing Safeway Operation’s
government and media relations as well as overseeing Safeway’s public relations endeavors.
A graduate of Manitoba’s I.H. Asper School of Business, John sits on a number of industry, corporate and
community boards including Vice Chair and Lotteries Chair for St. Boniface Hospital and Research Foundation.