The Alberta Stock Exchange (ASE) was a stock exchange based in Calgary, Alberta, established in 1913. It featured mostly mining, resource exploration, and oil sands stocks. The ASE was the original listing exchange for Bre-X, one of the biggest corporate frauds in Canadian history.On November 29, 1999, the ASE was merged into the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), along with the Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) and later the Winnipeg Stock Exchange and the minor-cap stocks from the Bourse de Montréal (MSE). The corporate headquarters of the new CDNX remained in Calgary.

Leadership

Chairman of the Board of Governors From its inception, the Exchange was governed by a Committee of Management led by a President. In 1973, the Committee became a Board of Governors, which was led by a Chairman. 1914 – Edmund Taylor 1915 – Archibald Wayne Dingman 1916 – ? Exchange closed from 1917 to 1926 1926–27 – Edmund Taylor 1928–29 – Alfred Clark Galbraith 1930–34 – John Lee Johnston † 1934 – Frederick Austin Elves 1935 – Leonard Phillips 1936 – Harry Andrew Benjamin 1937 – Francis Fournier Reeve 1938–39 – Leonard Phillips 1940 – Henry Andrew Benjamin 1941–49 – Leonard Phillips 1950 – Stewart Beaumont Phipps 1951 – George Moller Wittichen 1952 – Norman Alfred Jacques 1953 – Laurence B. Gibson 1954 – Archibald Malcolm McNabb 1955 – Brian Kelly Locke 1956 – Harold Morris Kerr 1957 – Frederick Gordon Elves 1958–59 –Thomas Watson Meredith 1960–61 – Frederick Gordon Elves 1962 – Harry Edelson 1964–65 – Frederick Gordon Elves 1966 – Harold Andrew Walcot 1967–68 – Carman Warren Byler 1969–70 – William Richard Fulton 1971 – James Haddow Scott 1972 – Ormiston William Moir At the 1973 annual meeting, title changes to Chairman of the Board of Governors 1973–75 – William Richard Fulton 1976 – J. Bruce Kennedy 1977–79 – Robert George Peters 1980 – R. Scott McCreath 1980–83 – John Gordon Rogers 1984 – Ralph Eldon Ewing 1985–86 – J. Bruce Kennedy 1987–88 – William Welton 1989–91 – Ian Donald Beddis 1992–93 – Herbert John Stoll 1994–95 – Michael George Prew 1996–97 – John W. Cranston 1998–99 – James G. Sorenson

President In 1973, the office of Executive Manager was changed to the office of the President. Concurrently, the former office of the President became the Chairman of the Board of Governors.

J. R. "Jock" Thomson, 1973–1976 Robert James Milliken, 1976–1988 Thomas Alexander Cumming, 1988–1999

See also

List of former stock exchanges in the Americas List of stock exchange mergers in the Americas List of stock exchanges

References