Mr. Gray co-founded Canadian Hunter Exploration Ltd., one of Canada's larger natural gas producers. Over his 28 years of involvement with Canadian Hunter, he served in the positions of executive vice president, president and chief executive officer, and chairman until the company was purchased by Burlington Resources in December 2001. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (formerly Brascan Corporation), Canadian National Railways, Phoenix Technology Income Fund and Twin Mining Corporation. Mr. Gray was awarded an Honourary Doctor of Laws degree in 1991 by the University of Calgary, a Citation for Citizenship by the Government of Canada in 1992, the Fellowship of Honour by the YMCA, Canada, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1995. He was inducted into the Calgary Business Hall of Fame in October 2004 and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in May 2005. |