Al Macatavish Member, SaskPower Board of Directors

Prior to his retirement in 2000, Al Macatavish was vice-president of Transmission and Distribution at Manitoba Hydro. He has been a member of the SaskPower Board of Directors since 2001.

Mr. Macatavish is a member of the advisory board of the Institute of Technology Centre for the Province of Manitoba and for the High-Voltage Direct Current Research Centre.

As an active supporter of the sporting community, Mr. Macatavish chaired the provincial government’s Task Force on Sport resulting in the establishment of Sport Manitoba. He is past president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association and was Canadian’s delegate to the World Amateur Golf Council. He is also past president of the Manitoba Curling Association and was the first recipient of the Canadian Curling Association’s Executive of the Year award. He was inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame in 2006.

Mr. Macatavish holds a BSc in Engineering and an MBA from the University of Manitoba. He resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba.