Delivering on a Culture of Leading Safety Performance

Enbridge has a proud history of leading when it comes to health, safety and environment performance.  Our safety journey has not been perfect, and we have learned through hardship the importance of reassessing, learning and changing our approaches to ensure success.

At Enbridge, safety is not just a stated top priority, it is a corporate value and guides our decisions and actions each and every day. Four pillars define our approach to safety at Enbridge: 1) Board and Management Governance 2) Management Systems 3) Safety Culture and 4) Assurance. Foundational to all four pillars is operational risk management and learning to ensure scalable approaches to allow our businesses to thrive.

As Vice President, Safety and Reliability, a corporate officer position that Vik has held since August 2021, Vik is accountable for company-wide Safety, Environment, Lands & Right-of-Way services for both operations and projects, as well as establishing cross-company governance of functions delivered through each business unit, including: operational risk, performance reporting, integrity programs and system safety, and emergency and crisis management.

Vik has been with Enbridge for over 23 years and has held roles in engineering, operations, projects, and safety & reliability in Alberta, Ontario and the Midwest USA.  Prior to this role, Vik was the Director, Liquids Pipelines Eastern Region Operations and was accountable for safety, reliability, maintenance and emergency response.

Vik is a Professional Engineer and graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science degree. Vik also graduated from Queens University and Cornell University and holds Master of Business Administration degrees from both institutions.