Leadership team
Our Executive Team guides our plans, prioritizes our initiatives and leads by example. Underpinning their strong leadership is a tremendous depth of talent and knowledge that will enable us to execute on our 10-year business plan and continue to increase value for our shareholders.
Brian Ferguson
As President & Chief Executive Officer, Brian is responsible for overall leadership of Cenovus Energy’s strategic and operational performance. He is also a Director of Cenovus Energy. More...
John Brannan
As Executive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer, John is responsible for all our upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas operations, including governance of our partnerships with ConocoPhillips. John also leads the regulatory, Aboriginal relations, centralized supply services, and health and safety functions. More...
Harbir Chhina
As Executive Vice-President, Oil Sands, Harbir is responsible for all oil sands activities, including our operations at Foster Creek, Christina Lake, Narrows Lake and the Greater Pelican assets. He also leads the Research & Development, Technology Development and Environmental Technology Investments teams, as well as the New Resource Plays team. More...
Kerry Dyte
As Executive Vice-President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Kerry is responsible for Cenovus's legal, Board, subsidiary, corporate governance, and internal audit matters. More...
Sheila McIntosh
As Executive Vice-President, Environment & Corporate Affairs, Sheila is responsible for ensuring Cenovus builds strong relationships and communicates effectively with key company stakeholders and for the company's environmental strategy. More...
Ivor Ruste
As Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer, Ivor oversees a team responsible for the company's financial functions including comptrollers, treasury, tax, financial risk and enterprise risk reporting, acquisitions and divestitures, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. He is also responsible for Cenovus's reserves governance and portfolio management. More...
Don Swystun
As Executive Vice-President, Refining, Marketing, Transportation & Development, Don is responsible for new market development, transportation arrangements, commodity fundamentals, hedging and downstream operations, including integration solutions, major projects, refinery optimization, performance management, and long-term development. More...
Hayward Walls
As Executive Vice-President, Organization & Workplace Development, Hayward is responsible for Cenovus's human resources functions, information systems and technology, and administrative services including facility management, travel and security. He is also responsible for the company's strategic business plan. More...
