Douglas Speers is currently Chairman of the Board of Ceres Global Ag Corporation. He is the former acting Chairman and a former Director of Hydro One and former Chairman and Director of Emco Corporation. Prior to his appointment as Chairman of Emco Corporation, Mr. Speers was Emco’s President and CEO from 1997 to 2004. Between 1971 and 1988, he held several senior positions with Imperial Oil in Canada and Exxon International in New York City.

Mr. Speers is a Professional Engineer – Province of Ontario. He is past chair and director of the Ivey Business School Services Board and past chair of the Ivey Business School Alumni Network. He is also past chair of the Executive Committee of the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (a joint Industry-Federal Government Initiative).

Mr. Speers holds a B. S. A. from the Ontario Agricultural College-University of Guelph, a B.A.Sc. from the University of Toronto and a MBA from the Ivey Business School.