A new member has been named to Suncor’s Board of Directors.
Patricia Bedient is currently the executive vice president of Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest integrated forest products companies.
Her appointment is effective immediately and was announced Wednesday by Jim Simpson, Chair of the Board of Directors of Suncor.
“Ms. Bedient’s strong financial and strategic planning background will be an asset to our board,” said Simpson. “I am looking forward to working with her and the rest of the Board in continuing to deliver on our commitments to shareholders.”
From 2007 until February 2016, Bedient also served as chief financial officer at Weyerhaeuser Company. Prior to this she held a variety of leadership roles in finance and strategic planning since joining Weyerhaeuser in 2003. Before joining Weyerhaeuser, she spent 27 years with Arthur Andersen LLP and ultimately served as the managing partner for its Seattle office and partner in charge of the firm’s forest products practice.
Bedient also serves on the board of directors of Alaska Air Group, the Overlake Hospital Medical Center board of trustees, the Oregon State University board of trustees, and the University of Washington Foster School of Business advisory board.
In 2012, Bedient was named one of the Top 25 CFOs in the United States by the Wall Street Journal. She is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Washington Society of CPAs. Bedient received her bachelor’s degree in business administration, with concentrations in finance and accounting, from Oregon State University in 1975.
