Steve Williams (businessman)
Steve Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1956 |
| Education | University of Exeter (BSc '77) |
| Spouse | Mary Williams |
Steven Walter Williams (born 5 February 1956) is an English engineer and oilman who is the current chairman of Enbridge. Williams began his career in 1977 with the Esso Petroleum Company Limited, the British affiliate of Exxon. In 2002, Williams moved to Canada where he joined Suncor as chief financial officer. In 2012, he was appointed president of the company, and remained in the role until 2018. In May 2025, Williams was elected chairman of Enbridge.
Biography
He was the president and CEO of Suncor Energy[1][2] from 2012 to 2019. He was COO from 2007 to 2011. Prior to joining Suncor as executive in May 2002, he was an executive at Innospec. Prior to them in 1995, he served for Esso.[3]
In 2018, as CEO, Williams placed third out of 100 of the top earners in Calgary with a total compensation of $14,789,407 according to a Global Governance Advisors' survey posted by The Calgary Herald.[4]
References
- ^ Bell, David (2018-06-06). "Suncor CEO slams climate change deniers, politicians who cater to them | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ Cattaneo, Claudia (2016-04-01). "Suncor Energy CEO Steve Williams gets pay raise to $12.8 million, praise for work on climate change". Financial Post. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ "Steven W Williams". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ "Top of the heap: Calgary's highest paid executives in 2018" (PDF). Global Governance Advisors via Calgary Herald. Special report on the 2018 executive compensation survey. 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.