Encana Corp. on March 21 named Corey D. Code as its next CFO after Sherri A. Brillon, who has served as Encana’s CFO since 2009, retires in May.

Encana CFO Sherri Brillon (Source: Encana Corp.)
Sherri Brillon, who will
retire in May, served as
Encana’s CFO since 2009.
(Source: Encana Corp.)

Brillon first started with Encana in 1985 at one of its predecessor companies. During her over 30-year career with the Calgary, Alberta-based oil and gas company, she helped structure the $22.5 billion merger that created Encana in 2002. She also restructured Encana into a pure-play natural gas company in 2009.

Encana CEO Doug Suttles said Brillon was also instrumental in the company recent transformation to invest more in liquids, which included Encana’s blockbuster $5.5 billion all-stock acquisition of Newfield Exploration Co., which closed in February.

“I would like to provide a sincere thank you to Sherri for her 33 years of exceptional service and the lasting impact her leadership will have on Encana. ... Our ability to grow liquids production and generate free cash flow underpinned by a strong balance sheet are testament to what she has been so instrumental in helping to create,” Suttles said in a statement.

Corey Code most recently served as vice president of investor relations and strategy. (Source: Encana Corp.)
Corey Code has been with
Encana since 1999, most
recently as vice president
of  investor relations and strategy.
(Source: Encana Corp.)

Brillon’s successor, Code, has been with Encana since 1999. He most recently served as vice president of  investor relations and strategy, and in other leadership positions as treasurer and vice president of portfolio management.

In his appointment, Code will now join Encana’s executive leadership team as vice president and CFO, effective May 1.

“Corey has played a significant role within the financial leadership of Encana and is well known to our shareholders through his recent strategic planning and investor relations positions,” Suttles added.

“This transition from Sherri to Corey comes at a time when the company has considerable financial strength and a clear path forward,” he added.

Following the Newfield acquisition, Encana’s “core four” portfolio in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Duvernay and Montney expanded to include a key position in the oil-rich Stack and Scoop shale plays within the Anadarko Basin.

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