Kay Best, FCA, ICD.D

Corporate Director and Community Builder

Kay Best, is currently a Corporate Director at Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Superior Plus Corporation, Wawanesa Insurance, and Badger Daylighting Ltd. Previously, Kay was the Executive Vice-President, Risk Management and Chief Financial Officer of the Calgary Health Region and was named the interim CFO of Alberta Health Services, which was formed by the integration of all Alberta health regions

Kay, a chartered accountant, was a partner with Ernst & Young in Calgary where she worked for nineteen years, the last ten as Corporate Audit Partner.

Kay is an active member of the volunteer community having served in a number of positions with the United Way of Calgary, including a term as Chair of the Board of Directors. She has held several positions with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta, including serving as an elected representative on the Institute’s Governing Council. Currently, Kay is a director of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Calgary Foundation.