The Redford Group

THE REDFORD GROUP

We offer clients our senior political and policy experience across the globe and most particularly in emerging economies and post-conflict environments in South America, Africa and Central and South Asia

We PROVIDE diverse experience across the energy sector

We help clients to protect their business value by integrating the identification of ESG opportunities into management planning by balancing their business operations and investors’s interests.

The Redford Group provides integrated advice to ensure successful partnerships between governments and project operators while taking into account environmental, social and political factors related to sustainability and regulatory compliance.

ALISON M. REDFORD, QC, ICD.D


BOARD COMPETENCIES

  • Corporate Strategy
  • Audit
  • Public Finance Markets and Oversight
  • Governance and Risk Management
  • ESG and Regulatory Compliance
  • Energy Transition Strategy
  • Infrastructure
  • International Extractives Negotiations (IAPN)

DIRECTOR EXPERIENCE

Golden Shield Resources – CSE: GSRI – Current Member Board of Directors
Gran Tierra Energy – TSX/NYSE/LSE: GTE – Current Member Board of Directors
Audit Committee and Governance Committee

    STRATEGY AND COMMITTEES

    TocVan Resources – CSE: TOC Tocvan.com
    Strategic Advisor – ESG and Indigenous Relations Current

    Government of Alberta, Premier | 2011 – 2014

    • Chair, Executive Committee and Cabinet
    • Vice Chair, Treasury Board and Public Accounts
    • Vice Chair, Alberta Investment Management
      Corporation Advisory Board
    • Executive Member, Alberta Heritage Savings and Trust Fund Standing Committee

    Government of Alberta, Justice Minister and Attorney General | 2008 – 2011

    • Chairman, Board of Directors

    National Peace Secretariat – South Africa | 1992 – 1994

    • Member
    • Director – Mediation Sub-Committee

      PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

      THE REDFORD GROUP – Strategic advice to private clients(national governments)operating in the extractives sector in emerging economies; Regulatory and Royalty Frameworks, Petroleum Sharing Agreements, Exploration and Production Licences, Strategic Environmental and Social Assessments (SESAs), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), ESG and community/stakeholder engagement including indigenous partnerships.

      Government of Guyana| 2020 to Present
      Principal Advisor to Minister of Natural Resources on Operations Licensing and Environmental Permitting – Stabroek Block

      Strategia Worldwide | 2019 to Present
      https://www.strategiaworldwide.com/
      Senior Associate – Risk assessment and crisis management in the extractives sector – mining, energy and financial services

      Global Affairs Canada and NRCAN | 2021
      Principal Researcher on “Strategic Priorities for the Extractives Sector in Afghanistan”

      World Bank – Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum | 2015 – 2022
      Building new tender process for mining exploration properties to ensure transparency and efficiency
      Developed the Road Map for the Extractives Sector, used as the World Bank’s foundational document for financing new extractives sector development.

      World Bank – Pakistan Upstream Regulatory Reform | 2015 – 2022
      Advisor to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on achieving efficiencies in the natural gas sector, focused on regulatory and infrastructure reform, IOC investment strategies, restructuring of Special Operations Executives (SOEs) and policy guidelines related to open pipeline access and tariffs in the midstream and downstream gas sector and drafted the Pakistan Petroleum Exploration and Production Regulatory Authority legislation.

      Sproule – VP Regulatory Affairs | 2016 – 2017
      https://sproule.com
      Developed new regulatory (oil and gas) compliance practise providing advice to government decision makers on new oil and gas regulatory frameworks in Colombia Peru, Nigeria, Iran and Oman. Sproule is internationally recognized as an oil and gas reserve engineering/audit firm retained to report on the assets of midsize and multinational public E&P companies around the world and includes working for CNRL, Shell, Imperial, Exxon, Total particularly in Africa, South America and the Asia Pacific region.

      Conference Board of Canada – Transition Energy Initiative | 2015 – 2016
      Established the first leadership committee for the Transition Energy Initiative, in partnership with NRCAN and the private sector.

      Province of Alberta, Canada – Premier | 2011 – 2014

      • Elected as First Woman Minister for the Province of Alberta.
      • Oversaw the legislative, policy, political and financial operations of the Province
      • Developed a balanced $40 Billion CDN budget
      • Oversight of Alberta’s sovereign wealth fund, international trade and pipeline policy (particularly with Washington, China and India), environmental sustainability across conventional and unconventional energy sectors, renewable energy strategies and the development of green energy sources to contribute to international climate goals and priorities.

      Province of Alberta, Canada – Minister of Justice and Attorney General | 2004 – 2008
      Legal advisor to Government on prosecutions and the administration of justice for the province.
      Established the first network of legal aid clinics in Alberta under Alberta Justice and establish the safe communities’ program to reform policing and create community justice standards.

      United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan | 2005
      Served as International Commissioner in Afghanistan’s first parliamentary elections

      Agriteam Canada | 2002-2004
      Developed and implemented democratic reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Namibia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and the Philippines.

      Practicing Attorney | 1988-2002
      Practiced law for 30 years in various commercial and public policy roles, including in the Office of the Canadian Prime Minister and the Office of the Canadian Secretary of State.

        SUMMARY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

        A Queen’s Counsel attorney with 30 years of experience in international policy advancing matters of national security and the energy transition. Elected the first woman as Premier of Alberta and otherwise engaged as a trusted advisor to foreign governments and NGOs. Established the Alberta Energy Regulator in 2014 and the Canadian Energy Strategy, (adopted by First Ministers in Canada in 2015). Concluded the first comprehensive First Nations consultation in Canada with the Metis Nation and created the Sustainable Energy Endowment at the Inter-American Development Bank 2012. Established the Canadian Oilsands Initiative (COSIA), a negotiated partnership of shared intellectual property between private sector oil and gas operators and government, implementing innovative clean energy strategies through research and deployment of clean energy technologies.

          EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

          ICD. D – Directors Certification – Institute of Corporate Directors, Canada | 2022
          Master of Arts – South Asian Energy Infrastructure and Security – Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS, University of London  | 2021
          Bachelor of Laws, University of Saskatchewan, Canada | 1985-1988
          Queen’s Counsel | 2008
          Honorary Member of the Blackfoot Nation – Black Bear Woman | 2011

            PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

            Institute of Corporate Directors, National Association of Corporate Directors, International Association of Petroleum Negotiators