Eira Thomas has retired from Suncor Energy Inc.?s board of directors and Jane Peverett has been appointed to the board effective September 1, 2023. Peverett had a successful 25-year career in the energy sector, primarily in the utility space. Before retiring from her executive career, Peverett was chief executive officer of the B.C. Transmission Corporation, where among other accomplishments, she initiated construction of the first major expansion of B.C.'s electrical grid.

Prior to that, Peverett held progressively more senior finance and regulatory affairs roles at Westcoast Energy, until her appointment in 2001 as president and chief executive officer of Union Gas Limited, becoming the first woman president of a natural gas utility in Canada. Since starting her board career, Peverett has served on numerous corporate boards in the energy, banking, insurance, transportation, utility and media industries in Canada and the U.S. She is currently serving on the boards of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, Northwest Natural Holding Company and Capital Power Corporation. Peverett also serves as chair of the CSI Group (formerly the Canadian Standards Association).

Peverett's appointment follows the retirement of Thomas.