Identity area
Type of entity
Secondary Agency
Authorized form of name
Saskatchewan. Office of the General Manager of Saskatchewan Power Corporation
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Other form(s) of name
- Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Office of the General Manager
- Saskatchewan Power Corporation, General Manager's Office
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Description area
Dates of existence
1949-1980
History
The general manager of Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SPC) was the chief executive officer of the corporation. Divisions and departments of the corporation reported to the general manager, who in turn reported to the board of directors.
A.L. (Albert) Cole served as acting general manager between late-1948 and early-1949 in the period of conversion of Saskatchewan Power Commission to Saskatchewan Power Corporation. J. W. (John) Tomlinson was appointed the first general manager of SPC in 1949. Tomlinson served as general manager until his resignation on November 30, 1954. Upon Tomlinson's resignation, chief engineer W.B. Clipsham served as acting general manager until September 1955, when David Cass-Beggs was appointed general manager. Cass-Beggs had worked for SPC as a special consultant since 1947. He served as general manager until mid-1964. Once again, W.B. Clipsham was appointed acting general manager until the appointment of D.B. (David) Furlong in March 1965.
Furlong held the position of general manager until his resignation in May 1970. R.R. (Richard) Keith was first appointed acting general manager upon Furlong's departure, and was later appointed general manager. He served as such until the appointment of F.G. (Fred) Ursel on March 1, 1976.
A major corporate reorganization in 1980 converted the general manager position into that of president. Ursel remained with SPC as president until 1981.
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The general manager of Saskatchewan Power Corporation was the chief executive officer with immediate control and management of the business concerns of the corporation. The general manager reported to the board of directors which was chaired by the Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Power Corporation.
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Authority record created on 2011-01-19. Approved 2012-01-04. Last modified on 2017-11-29.
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Sources
Content of the series.
Saskatchewan Power Corporation Annual Reports, 1949-1981.
White, Clinton O.: Power for a Province - A History of Saskatchewan Power; (1976).