Who We Are

WELL GOVERNED LARGE NATURAL GAS CONSUMER ASSOCIATION IN ONTARIO AND QUEBEC


• Founded in 1973, the Industrial Gas Users Association (IGUA) represents the largest industrial users of natural gas in Ontario and Quebec. Membership spans across mining, metals, petrochemicals, chemicals, forest products, and manufacturing sectors.
• IGUA is an effective intervenor for the industry at regulatory hearings related to natural gas at the Ontario Energy Board, the Régie de l’énergie, and the Canadian Energy Regulator.
• IGUA advocates with provincial and federal governments on policy issues that impact reliable access to natural gas at a competitive price.

Chair

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Dereck Francis, CPA, CGA

Dereck Francis, CPA, CGA

Dereck has more than 26 years of experience in energy, working in many sectors, including natural gas and power procurement, regulatory, plus storage, and transportation sales. Prior to joining Suncor, Dereck spent time with Union Gas in the Storage and Transport Sales department.

Joining Suncor in 2003, Dereck has been responsible for energy procurement for Suncor / Petro Canada’s assets east of Alberta. Dereck has been with IGUA for over ten years, recently serving as Vice-Chair.

Dereck holds a degree in Accounting/Finance from Ryerson University, later completing the CGA/CPA programs.

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Vice Chair

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Kandarp Joshi

KANDARP JOSHI

Kandarp Joshi is Head of Site Procurement and TSE Procurement NORAM at ARLANXEO Canada Inc in Sarnia. He has been with ARLANXEO (and predecessor LANXESS Inc.) for 14 years. He is responsible for procurement of energy, raw materials and indirect procurement for ARLANXEO's Canadian site. He has also held various leadership roles at site heading site development for Bio-Industrial Park Sarnia and as head of engineering department. Prior to joining ARLANXEO, he worked with large petrochemical company in India as Senior Project Engineer responsible for procuring capital equipment and at a Canadian electronics manufacturing company as Operations Manager. He received B. Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering from the MS University of Baroda (India) and he is Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.

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Treasurer

Serge Laflamme

Serge Laflamme, ing., P. Eng.

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President

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Dr. Shahrzad Rahbar

Dr. Shahrzad Rahbar

Shahrzad brings twenty years of progressively senior experience in the gas industry, over a decade of which has been as Vice President with the Canadian Gas Association. She has been an active contributor to the development of energy, technology, and regulatory policy in Canada.

Shahrzad has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the UK and two patents to her name. She has served on the Executive Committee of the International Gas Union and as Vice-Chair of the Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow. Her knowledge of the energy industry and the evolution of regulatory models is an asset to IGUA.

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Testimonials

Industrial Gas Users Association | l’Association Des Consommateurs Industriels De Gaz

“The comradery with other natural gas buyers, finding out the way they solved problems, and what worked for them was incredibly valuable. I became a much smarter gas buyer with the IGUA organization at my side.”

- John Creighton, Director Business Development, Greenfield Global Inc.