David Thompson
Director
David Thompson retired as deputy chairman and chief executive officer of Teck Cominco Limited in 2005. He held this position since August 2001, following the formal merger of Teck Corporation and Cominco Ltd. Prior to the merger, Thompson was president and chief executive officer of Cominco from 1995 to 2001.
Previously, David was co-managing director of Messina (Transvaal) prior to joining Teck Corporation in 1980 as chief financial officer, and has held a variety of senior management positions within the group.
David graduated in 1960 from the London School of Economics, England with a B.Sc. in economics. In 1976, he completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
He was a director of Teck Corporation from 1980 until his retirement from the Board in 2007. He is a director of Rio Tinto Alcan Fund, Chair of Vancouver Coastal Health, was co-chair of the BC Competition Council, and currently sits on the BC Progress Board.