Chuck Szmurlo - Director

Vice President, Alternative & Emerging Technology, Enbridge Inc.

Chuck is currently responsible for evaluating and developing investment opportunities in new growth platforms.  These include fuel cells, heavy oil upgrading and recovery, carbon dioxide sequestration, geothermal power generation and other emerging energy technologies. 

Prior to his current assignment, Chuck was VP Planning & Business Development where he directed the Enbridge Strategic Planning process, the Corporate Economic Evaluation group and the Pathfinders effort.

Before joining Enbridge in 1998, Chuck was with Amoco Corporation and Ford Motor Company in Planning, Treasury and Operating capacities.  His experiences included key roles in integrating the Dome acquisition and leading a joint operations business unit.

Chuck holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University, an MBA from the University of Chicago and recently received the CMA professional accounting designation.

Chuck is on the Advisory Boards of the University of Alberta’s Centre for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment and the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering.  He is also on the Board of Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada and Vice Chair of the Natural Resources committee at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.

He is a dual U.S. - Canadian citizen and resides in Calgary.  He is married with three children.