Herbert M. (Herb) Clarke was born at Norris Point in 1944. He holds a BA (Ed.) and B.Sc. (Honors Mathematics 1st Class) from Memorial University of Newfoundland (1965); certificates in Operations Research from the University of Michigan (1966), in Business Management from McGill University (1967), and in Advanced Computer Systems Training from the IBM Centre, NYC. He was awarded the Professional Manager (P.Mgr.) in 1981.

Mr. Clarke has substantial private and public sector experience at senior executive levels in areas of public policy, resource development policy and industry – government relationships.

After graduation he worked first as an operations research analyst with the Aluminum Company of Canada in Montreal and then as Director of Systems and Programming with Newfoundland and Labrador Computer Services in St. John’s. He has served for 12 years as Deputy Minister in the Provincial Government in the Departments of Forestry and Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, and as Clerk of the Executive Council and Secretary to Cabinet , the most senior public service position. In 1988, Mr. Clarke was appointed Executive Vice-President of Harvesting and Engineering , Fisheries Products International. At FPI he was responsible for trawler operations in Newfoundland and in Riverport, Nova Scotia and for overseeing the engineering function related to plants, trawlers and port facilities, including FPI’s new construction program at shipyards and the ongoing maintenance program at Burin Refit Centre. In January 1993, he was appointed by the Government of Canada as the founding Chairman of the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (FRCC) . The mandate of the FRCC is to hold public consultations, balance scientific and industry knowledge, and make formal and public recommendations to the Government of Canada on harvest levels, scientific research and other conservation measures required to rebuild a sustainable fishery in Canada’s Atlantic and Eastern Arctic waters. From 1996 to early 2000, Mr. Clarke was Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company, with primary responsibility for aboriginal affairs and for Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBA’s).

Mr. Clarke has also served on numerous Boards of Directors, including Newfoundland and Labrador Computer Services, Marystown Shipyard Limited (Chairman), the Newfoundland and Labrador Development Corporation, Memorial University School of Business Advisory Board, the Board of Governors of the Centre for Cold Ocean Resource Engineering (C-Core), the Ocean Production Enhancement Network, the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Science Council. He is a member of the Rotary Club of St. John’s.

Herb and his wife, Nora, have three children and reside in St. John’s.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment #1 – Backgrounder: White Rose Development Project Review Process

Attachment #2 – Biography – Herbert M. Clarke

Attachment #3 – Commissioner’s Terms of Reference for The Proposed White Rose Project Public Review