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Gordon G. Tallman, ICD.D – Chairman of the Board
After a long and successful 42-year career at the Royal Bank of Canada, where he served in a variety of roles, including Senior
Vice President, Prairies Region, Gordon Tallman is now Chairman of CV Technologies Inc. Mr. Tallman chairs the Board of
Trustees of Enbridge Income Fund Inc. and holds several other Board appointments including Big Rock Brewery Income
Trust, Oilsands Quest Corp., PFB Corporation and ECL Group of Companies Ltd. He has also served on the Boards of
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Calgary, Investment Saskatchewan Inc. and Gwich’n Development Corporation, Inuvik, NWT. He is
the past-Chair of the Mount Royal College Foundation Board. Mr. Tallman successfully completed the Institute of Corporate
Directors – Corporate Governance College Director’s Education Program, obtaining Directors Certification in April 2006. He
was presented with both the Alberta and Saskatchewan Centennial medals in 2005.
Maurice (Ted) Bilyea, M.A., B.A.
After a 35-year successful career with the same company, Ted Bilyea retired in 2005 as Executive Vice-President of Maple
Leaf Foods Inc. Prior to that, he was President of Maple Leaf Foods International. Mr. Bilyea joined Canada Packers, Maple
Leaf Foods’ predecessor company, in 1971, starting in the domestic meat operations division before moving to international
trade as a specialist in Asian business development. He led a team of employees in establishing the company as the largest food
exporter in Canada with substantial marketing and sales operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Under his leadership,
Maple Leaf Foods International entered the specialized bakery business in Europe, building a highly successful bagel plant in
the U.K. His team is also credited with the first commercial shipment of high protein edible soybeans from Ontario to Japan
and the first shipment of chilled pork from Canada to Asia. Today, Mr. Bilyea is an Agri-food consultant specializing in
innovation for clients in the private and public sectors. He co-chaired the Canadian Agri-food Marketing Council, which
advised the Federal Ministers of Agriculture and Trade. He is Deputy Chair of the Science Advisory Board of Agriculture and
Agri-food Canada. He also chairs the Board of the Metals in the Human Environment Research Network (MITHE-RN), serves
on the Board of the Prion Research Network, (PrioNet) and the Advisory Board of the Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute. Mr.
Bilyea also sits on the Board of Paterson Global Foods Inc. and is active with the Food Processors of Canada, an association he
chaired for several years. Mr. Bilyea is a member of the Compensation Committee, the Business Development Sub-Committee
and Chairs the Intellectual Property Sub-Committee.
Kit Chan B.Com, B.A. – Vice Chair and Lead Director
Ms. Chan is the President of Canada Education Inc., an education services company focusing on the recruitment and placement
of students and teachers to study at Alberta educational institutions. The company also provides immigration and foreign labor
recruitment and placement services. Ms. Chan served over two terms on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada,
representing the Province of Alberta from 1999 until the fall of 2006. She has served on the Boards of a number of public and
private companies, and has a history of actively serving her community in numerous capacities, including a Corporation
Member with World Vision. Co-chairing the 2003 Calgary United Way Campaign, member of the United Way Board and
Campaign Cabinet, Mount Royal College Board and Foundation, and the University of Calgary Capital Campaign. Ms. Chan
holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and is a member
of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants. Ms. Chan is a member of the Audit Committee and also sits on the
Enterprise Risk Management Sub-Committee of CV Technologies and is Acting Chair of the Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee. In March 2008 Ms. Chan was appointed Vice Chair and Lead Director.
Robert B. Church, PhD, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Robert B. Church is Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Calgary. He is a past President of the
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede and has served on the Board of Directors of several companies, including Connaught
Laboratories Ltd., Vencap Equities Ltd., Biostar Inc. and Ciba-Geigy Ltd. He is currently on the Board of AVAC Ltd. and
Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute and is the founding Chairman of the Board of the Alberta Science and Research Authority
and is currently Chairman Emeritus. Dr. Church was a founding member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada and of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and has been a member of the Board of the Medical
Research Council of Canada and of the Alberta Research Council. He has been a founder and/or advisor of a number of startup
high technology companies, including Alberta Livestock Transplants Ltd. (1971) through to GangaGen Inc. (2004), as well
as a member of the Investment Committees of the Boards of Vencap Equities Ltd. and AVAC Ltd. Through his numerous
activities, Dr. Church has over thirty years experience representing investments in high technology start-up companies of well
over $50 million. In 2000, Dr. Church was appointed to the Order of Canada, this country’s highest honour for lifetime
achievement. Dr. Church is a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Intellectual Property
Sub-Committee and the Business Development Sub-Committee.
J. Douglas Gilpin, C.A.
Mr. Gilpin is a Chartered Accountant with more than 30 years of business advisory and consultancy experience. He was a
partner with KPMG LLP from 1981 until his retirement from the firm in 1999. His practice focused on business advisory and
assurance matters and involved work with numerous companies in the biotechnology field. Mr. Gilpin is a Director of Canada
Health Infoway Inc. / Inforoute Sante du Canada, and Chairman of its Governance Committee and a member of its Finance,
Investment & Audit Committee. He is also a public member of the Finance Investment & Audit Committees for each of Search
Canada Inc. and the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta. Mr. Gilpin serves on the Board of Directors of ViRexx
Medical Corp. (TSX:VIR) as Chairman of both the Audit Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee. He is
the Chair of CV Technologies’ Audit Committee and Enterprise Risk Management Sub-Committee.
Jack Moffatt, MBA – Executive Chairman
Mr. Moffatt has an extensive background in packaged goods retailing and manufacturing in both Canada and the United States,
and has held senior management positions in several other industries over the course of his career. He currently operates an
advisory company specializing in corporate revitalization and strategic planning. Mr. Moffatt is a former Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of A&P Canada, and a former President of First National Supermarkets in New England,. He holds an MBA
degree from the University of Toronto. Mr. Moffatt was appointed to the Board of Directors of CVQ in September 2008 and
assumed corporate oversight responsibilities in October 2008.
Jacqueline Shan, PhD, D.Sc. – President & CSO, CV Technologies Inc.
Dr. Shan was awarded a PhD with distinction in Physiology from the University of Alberta and received a Doctorate of
Science in Pharmacology from Peking Union Medical College. In 1992, she co-founded CV Technologies Inc. (CVQ) in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In the early days at CVQ Dr. Shan assembled an in-house team of scientists with expertise in
pharmacology, neurochemistry, immunology process engineering, phytochemistry, analytic chemistry, Western and traditional
medicine. She is the architect of the Company’s core strategy of using clinical trials and science to differentiate itself in the
natural therapeutics industry. Dr. Shan served as CEO of CVQ from October of 2003 to September 2008.
David T. Weyant, Q.C.
David Thomas Weyant is Interim Chief Legal Officer for Alberta Health Services in Calgary, one of the largest fullyintegrated,
publicly-funded health care systems in Canada. He has been practicing law for over 17 years, both as a litigator and
as a corporate/commercial lawyer. In the latter capacity he negotiated transactions including securities, outsourcing,
private/public partnerships, lending, financing and other corporate commercial transactions. His expertise is frequently sought
on various aspects of risk management, corporate/commercial law, health law, and corporate governance. He has served on
various boards, chaired committees, and served as a member of a provincial commission, the executive of the Association of
General Counsel of Alberta, as well as local and national Canadian Bar Association sections. Mr. Weyant is a member of the
Institute of Corporate Directors and is currently enrolled in the Directors Education Program. He is a member of
CV Technologies’ Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
Hunter Wight
Hunter Wight’s 30 years as a public affairs and marketing specialist have included positions with the Calgary Exhibition and
Stampede (assistant General Manager) and IBM Canada, as well as independent marketing consulting. Currently Mr. Wight is
Mount Royal College’s Vice President, External Relations, a position he has held since September of 2003. Since joining
Mount Royal in 1988, Mr. Wight has been a member of the senior management team and has focused on building the
institution’s external profile and strengthening relationships with all levels of government. His key responsibilities centre on
institutional advocacy, government relations, marketing, public affairs, corporate partnerships, media relationships,
communications and alumni relations at the local, provincial, national and international levels. He serves a role with the Board
of Governor’s External Affairs Committee and The Mount Royal College Foundation Board of Directors. He is a Director of
the Council for Communications Management and also served as a Director of the Canadian Council for the Advancement of
Education and President of the Calgary Junior Chamber of Commerce. He currently holds memberships in the National Society
for Fund-Raising Executives, the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the American Marketing Association. Mr.
Wight joined the Board of CV Technologies in 2003 and is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and also serves on the
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