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Naseem Bashir, P.ENG., ICD.D

Director
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Naseem joined the Board of Directors in June 2023 and is a member of the Human Resources Committee and joined the Governance and Environment Committee in June. Naseem is a Business leader, engineer and community builder and is the Executive Chair of Originus Ltd. which is made up of three operating companies: Williams Engineering Canada Ltd., Umbra Engineering Ltd., and DB Technologies LP. Originus Ltd.’s primary purpose is to build, acquire, and operate companies that contribute to sustainable cities and communities with the primary goal of making them safe, inclusive, and resilient.

Naseem has a keen interest in corporate governance and also serves as a Director of Claystone Waste Ltd. and Prairie Sky Gondola Company. He was the founding Board Chair of Edmonton Unlimited, is the past Chair of the Edmonton International Airport Board (retired from the board in 2020) and is a past Director of Cougar Drilling Solutions. A committed supporter of not-for-profit organizations, Naseem has served on the Stollery Children's Hospital Board of Trustees, where, during his last year, he served as Vice-Chair of the Board. He is also a past director of the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation.

Naseem was the 34th Allard Chair in Business for MacEwan University (2020), received the Queen Elizabeth II, Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 and was recognized as one of NAIT's Top 50 Alumni in 50 years. He was bestowed with an honorary Bachelor of Technology Degree (BTech) in 2015 from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta (1992).