Background
Phillips, Edwin Charles was born on October 19, 1917 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Charles Henry and Beatrice Grace (Johnson) Phillips.
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Edwin Charles Phillips
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Education
Student, Lethbridge Collegiate Institute, 1931-1935.
Career
Assistant buyer, Loblaw Groceries Company Ltd., Toronto, 1938-1942; advertising manager, Canada and Dominion Sugar Company, Chatham, Ontario, 1945-1947; assistant to general manager, Consumers Gas Company, Toronto, 1947-1952; with, Trane Company Canada, Ltd., 1952-1968; executive vice president, general manager, Trane Company Canada, Ltd., 1964-1965; president, Trane Company Canada, Ltd., 1966-1968; group vice president, Westcoast Energy Inc., Vancouver, 1968-1970; executive vice president, Westcoast Energy Inc., Vancouver, 1971-1972; president, Westcoast Energy Inc., Vancouver, 1972-1982; chief Executive officer, Westcoast Energy Inc., Vancouver, 1976-1983; Chairman of the Board, Westcoast Energy Inc., Vancouver, 1980-1983; also director, Westcoast Energy Inc., Vancouver director emeritus, 1989. Board directors Balaclava Interprises Ltd., Cheni Resources, Inc., Future Shop Ltd., Pe Ben Oilfield Superior vena cava syndrome Ltd., Weiser Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Royal Canadian Air Force, World World War World War II.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Winnifred Johnston, June 27, 1942. Children: Diane, Carol, Glen, Earl, Jane, Sue.
