Our Team

Brian Baker is an Operating Partner for Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group. In this role, he works with Brookfield’s midstream portfolio companies to set strategic direction, manage risk as well as support growth initiatives. Since joining Brookfield in 2007, Mr. Baker has held a number of senior roles across Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group including heading investment activities in Europe and North America for over a decade. Mr. Baker joined Inter Pipeline in October 2021 as the Company’s President & Chief Executive Officer before assuming the role of Board Chair in November 2023. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2007, Mr. Baker was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for several oil and gas production companies in Western Canada. He was previously a Partner at Collins Barrow Chartered Accountants, where he focused on advisory work in the oil and gas sector. Mr. Baker holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Deborah Close retired from the position of President of the Production Services division of Tervita Corporation in November 2015, a position she had held since 2010. Tervita Production Services delivers engineering and field-based services to the oil and gas industry. From 2002 to 2010, Ms. Close was the Executive Vice President of DO2 Technologies Inc. (now Enverus), a software company providing electronic invoicing to the oil and gas industry. Prior to DO2, Ms. Close served in a number of Regional Vice President roles in Halliburton Corporation’s software division, Landmark Graphics. During Ms. Close’s 12 years at Halliburton Corporation, she worked in Canada, the US and Europe. Ms. Close currently serves on the board of directors of Descartes Systems Group and Ember Resources Inc. Ms. Close holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary and the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and Rotman School of Management.

Shelley Brown has more than 25 years of board experience serving on not-for-profit, association and for-profit corporate boards, including Deloitte Canada, the Accounting Standards Board Oversight Council and the University of Saskatchewan Board of Governors. She brings expertise in strategic planning, good governance, finance and risk management. During her distinguished 40-year career in accounting, Ms. Brown was a partner in two of the world’s largest professional services firms. As chair of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, she played a key role in uniting Canada’s accounting profession, culminating in the creation of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. Ms. Brown currently serves on the board and audit committee of Stantec Inc., and on the Board of Directors of Sherritt International. Ms. Brown holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan and is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant of BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. In 2018, she was invited into the Order of Canada for her contribution to the community and her profession.

From 2011 until his retirement in 2017, Peter Cella was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, where he championed the approval and construction of CPChem’s $6 billion petrochemicals project on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Previously, Mr. Cella served in a variety of executive posts at BASF Corporation, INEOS Nitriles, part of the INEOS Group, and BP. He began his career at Amoco Corporation in 1981. While Mr. Cella led CPChem, he chaired the Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council and served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas. Mr. Cella serves as a non-executive director for Inter Pipeline and Frontdoor (NASDAQ). For Frontdoor, Mr. Cella serves on the compensation and audit committees. Born in the Chicago, Illinois, area, he attended the University of Illinois, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1979 and earning a master’s degree in business administration from Northwestern University in 1981.

Glenn Hamilton served as Corporate Advisor of Bonavista Energy Corporation (formerly, Bonavista Energy Trust) from May 2015 until July 2016. Prior thereto, Mr. Hamilton served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bonavista Energy Corporation from June 1, 2008 until May 8, 2015 and prior thereto served as its Vice President of Finance. Mr. Hamilton served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NuVista Energy Ltd. from July 2003 until May 2006 and served as its Corporate Secretary from July 2003 to June 2008. Prior to Bonavista’s reorganization in July 2003, he spent over five years as Vice President, Finance of Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. and played a key role in the Company’s successful refinancing and restructuring from a junior company to $1.2 billion market capitalization at the time of reorganization. Mr. Hamilton has over 35 years of experience in accounting and finance in the oil and gas industry.  Mr. Hamilton has served on the boards of directors of both public and private energy companies.  He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Ember Resources Inc. and Islander Oil and Gas Inc.   He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University and is a Chartered Accountant and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Hugh Sutcliffe has over 30 years of experience in senior corporate leadership roles, with a particular focus on restructuring, operational performance and global marketing. Mr. Sutcliffe joined Brookfield in 2005 and has led a variety of enterprises across infrastructure, private equity and real estate. He retired from his position as Managing Partner in 2019 and continued as a director of International Transportation Inc., until the sale of Brookfield’s equity interest in 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of British Columbia and is a Professional Engineer (Non-Practicing).