TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Superior Plus Corp. (“Superior”) (TSX: SPB) is pleased to announce that three new talented individuals, Laura L. Schwinn, Jean Paul Gladu and William T. Yardley, will be nominated for election to its board of directors (the “Board”) at Superior’s upcoming 2025 annual shareholder meeting as a result of a very successful board recruitment mandate.

The recruitment process, which was initiated by the Board early in 2024, is a regular part of board succession planning at Superior. As disclosed in the proxy circular for Superior’s 2023 annual meeting, the recruitment focused on identifying strong candidates who could contribute to the Board immediately and that possess operational experience, board chair or lead director experience, U.S. business experience or energy business experience to enhance these skills on the Board and plan for future director succession.

Summary biographies of the new director nominees are set forth below:

Laura L. Schwinn

Ms. Schwinn is a former C-suite executive/independent business advisor with over 30 years of experience in the energy and petrochemical industries. She was President of W. R. Grace & Co.’s Specialty Catalysts business, a worldwide polyolefin catalyst and process technology licensing division from 2018 to 2023. Prior to this, Ms. Schwinn was the CEO of C&C Reservoirs, a cloud-based knowledge platform providing solutions to the energy industry from 2014 to 2017. Prior to that, Ms. Schwinn worked for 12 years at Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, with increasing roles of responsibility culminating in her position as Global Leader, Vice President, Drill Bits and Services.

Ms. Schwinn is Lead Director and Chair of the human resources and compensation committee of the board of directors of Pason Systems, a TSX listed global energy services and technology company delivering hardware, software and data solutions. She has also held international business development roles with Schlumberger Corporation and has served on boards in the U.S., Canada, the Middle East and China.

Ms. Schwinn earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree in international business and finance from the University of Victoria, Canada.

Jean Paul (JP) Gladu

Mr. Gladu is currently Principal of Mokwateh. He previously served as the President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business for approximately eight years and has nearly 35 years of experience in the natural resource sector, including working with Indigenous communities and organizations, environmental non-government organizations, industry and governments from across Canada and the globe.

Mr. Gladu serves on the board of directors of Suncor, the Institute of Corporate Directors and on BHP’s Forum on Corporate Responsibility. He previously served as Chancellor of St. Paul’s University College Waterloo, Noront Resources and Ontario Power Generation.

Mr. Gladu holds a Bachelor of Science, Native American Forestry from Northern Arizona University, a forestry diploma from Sault College, an Executive MBA from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and an ICD.D from Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and an honorary doctorate in law from Carleton University.

William T. Yardley

Mr. Yardley is CEO of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System, a natural gas pipeline connecting Canada with the Northeast US. Previously, he was at Enbridge, a leading energy infrastructure company, where he was President of Enbridge’s gas transmission and midstream group from 2017 to 2022, leading the company’s North American natural gas pipeline business. Prior to that, Mr. Yardley was President of US transmission for Spectra Energy, a North American energy company principally operating pipelines to transport natural gas. He also served as Group Vice President of gas transmission at Duke Energy Corporation and Vice President of Marketing at Boston Gas Company.

Mr. Yardley holds a Bachelor of Arts, Economics from Colby College in Waterville, Maine and an MBA from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.

Board Retirements

Ms. Mary Jordan and Mr. Doug Harrison, who have each served on the Board for the past decade, have determined not to stand for re-election at the 2025 annual shareholder meeting to facilitate the board renewal process and election of the new board members. “We are grateful for the wealth of experience and the efforts and dedication that Mary and Doug have brought to Superior. They have provided thoughtful guidance and oversight which has been instrumental in addressing the opportunities and challenges at Superior over the past decade,” said David Smith, Chair of the Board. “I would like to thank each of them for their hard work and many contributions which have helped set the stage for Superior’s future growth”.

About Superior Plus

Superior is a leading North American distributor of propane, compressed natural gas, renewable energy and related products and services, servicing approximately 770,000 customer locations in the U.S. and Canada. Through its primary businesses, propane distribution and CNG, RNG and hydrogen distribution, Superior safely delivers low carbon¹ fuels to residential, commercial, utility, agricultural and industrial customers not connected to a pipeline. By displacing more carbon intensive fuels, Superior is a leader in the energy transition and helping customers lower operating costs and improve environmental performance.

¹Superior defines ‘low carbon’ and ‘lower carbon’ fuels as those with a lower carbon intensity than fossil fuels that may be utilized in the same application (e.g. diesel, gasoline).

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