Executive Leadership

Grant Wilde is the President & CEO of Spartan Controls Ltd. Grant has held a variety of roles in his 26 years at Spartan including; Business Group and Customer Segment executive leadership, sales, marketing, business unit management and front line sales.

He is a current or past member for various company and association boards including several advisory board roles with Emerson and the Strategic Growth Partners in addition to being a past president of the Gas Processors Suppliers Association of Canada. 

Grant has been involved with executive development through the Queen’s School of Business, the Global Institute of Leadership Development (GILD) and the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is a professional Engineer and Mechanical Engineering graduate of the University of Alberta. He lives in Calgary with his wife, Sandy, and his two grown children.

Glenn brings over 25 years of experience in the process automation industry with a passion for putting customers first. He has held several leadership roles within Spartan in engineering, operations and IT management. 

Glenn leads our teams in key industries including Chemical, Power, Pulp & Paper, Mining, Municipal, Life Science, Agri-business, and Critical Infrastructure. In addition, Glenn is responsible for our First Nations' engagement as part of Spartans Sustainability Framework and is also our executive sponsor for our Customer First process.

Glenn is a graduate from the University of Manitoba and has a BSc in Industrial Engineering.

Scott graduated from the University of Alberta Mechanical Engineering program in 1984 and joined Spartan in an inside sales role. Today, Scott leads the Edmonton Automation Centre, Spartan's primary facility for sales, warehousing, assembly, and service operations, and oversees the development of regional service centers and internal information technology services.

He has been integral in leading operational consistency across business, execution and service areas and brings energy and passion to his job while being an excellent mentor to many Spartans.

Doug has over 22 years of experience in a variety of roles at Spartan including; Business Group executive leadership, sales and business unit management, front line sales and systems engineering.
 
Doug is a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Alberta and has been involved with executive development through the Queen’s School of Business, the Global Institute of Leadership Development (GILD) and serves on Emerson advisory boards.

A born and raised Albertan, Susan joined Spartan Controls as the VP of Human Resources in July 2009. She has over 32 years of Human Resources experience in various industries including oil and gas, publications and health care. 

Susan graduated from the University of Calgary with a degree in psychology.

Chris has over 35 years of experience primarily in the oil & gas industry. Prior to joining Spartan Controls, he worked in the well logging industry for seven years as an Instrumentation Technologist where he held roles in technical services (R&D), overseas operations and management. Chris also spent two years on projects in Costa Rica, Norway and Ghana.

Chris has a passion for business and innovation in process instrumentation that has guided him through various roles over his 30 years at Spartan Controls.