The Board of Directors of Brookfield Business Corporation Limited is responsible for conducting, directing and managing all activities of Brookfield Business Corporation. The current board comprises ten directors, seven of whom are independent.
Brookfield Business Corporation’s corporate governance practices are not materially different than those required of domestic issuers under the New York Stock Exchange's listing standards.
Cyrus Madon
Mr. Madon is a Managing Partner of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Executive Chairman of Brookfield’s Private Equity Group. In this role, he is responsible for developing strategy and providing investment oversight, review and approval, alongside the CEO, while supporting the broader private equity team in executing our growth initiatives. Since joining Brookfield in 1998, Mr. Madon has held a number of senior roles across the organization, including CEO of Brookfield's Private Equity business. Mr. Madon holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University. He is also on the board of the C.D. Howe Institute.
Jeffrey Blidner
Mr. Blidner is Vice Chair of Brookfield and former Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield’s Private Funds Group. Mr. Blidner is also Chair of Brookfield Renewable Partners and a director of Brookfield Asset Management and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Before joining Brookfield in 2000, Mr. Blidner was a senior partner at a Canadian law firm. Mr. Blidner received his LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Bar in Ontario as a Gold Medalist.
David Court
Member of the Governance and Nominating Committee
Mr. Court is a Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Co. Mr. Court was previously McKinsey’s Global Director of Technology, Digitization and Communications, led their global practice in harnessing digital data and advanced analytics from 2011 to 2015, and was a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and its Global Operating Committee. Mr. Court is a director of Canadian Tire Corporation, Public Service Pension Investments, National Geographic Ventures and the Queen’s University Board of Trustees and chairs the advisory board of Georgian Partners.
Paul Farrell
Mr. Farrell is a corporate director and retired in 2024 as Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Investment Banking, at The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”). Prior to assuming that role in 2022, Mr. Farrell was Managing Director and Head, Canadian Investment Banking at CIBC. He also previously served as Head of Real Estate Investment Banking and Head of Merchant Banking at CIBC. Mr. Farrell has served on the board and various committees at the University Health Network (“UHN”) Foundation since 2007 and assumed the role of Chair of the UHN Foundation Board in June 2024.
Stephen Girsky
Mr. Girsky is Managing Partner of VectoIQ LLC, an independent advisory firm based in New York. Mr. Girsky previously served as President and CEO at Nikola Motor Company, a hydrogen/electric trucking and solutions company. He consulted for Brookfield on its acquisition of Clarios, Mr. Girsky served on the General Motors Board of Directors from 2009 until 2016 and in a number of capacities at General Motors, including Vice Chairman. He also served as President of Centerbridge Industrial Partners, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, Senior Analyst of the Morgan Stanley Global Automotive and Auto Parts Research Team and Managing Director of PaineWebber's Automotive Group.
Lori Pearson
Ms. Pearson is a Vice Chair of Brookfield Corporation. She also serves as Chair of the Board of Brookfield Wealth Solutions and is a member of Brookfield’s Executive Committee. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2003, Ms. Pearson was with Ernst and Young, where she held various roles within the Audit practice and served on the Leadership Team for the Tax practice. Ms. Pearson is on the boards of Pathways to Education in Canada and the Brookfield Foundation where she also serves as President. She is a past member of the boards of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Norbord Inc. Ms. Pearson holds an Honours Business Administration degree from Western University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. In 2017 she was named a Fellow by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. Ms. Pearson is not considered an independent director because of her role at Brookfield.
Patricia Zuccotti
Chair and Designated Financial Expert of the Audit Committee
Ms. Zuccotti was formerly Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Expedia, Inc. from 2005 to 2011. Prior to joining Expedia, Ms. Zuccotti was the Director, Enterprise Risk Services of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2003 until 2005. Ms. Zuccotti is also a director of Brookfield Renewable Partners where she is Chair of the Audit Committee.
