Leadership

Ian Whitcomb is the President of Irving Oil. In addition to day-to-day company management and the relationship with our Board of Directors, Mr. Whitcomb is responsible for guiding our strategy and keeping our company focused on its goals. 

Ian brings a deep understanding of our company through more than 30 years of working with Irving Oil in his role with Deloitte.  Mr. Whitcomb has held a variety of leadership roles, including sitting on the board of Deloitte Canada. Mr. Whitcomb is a graduate of Dalhousie University and became a Chartered Accountant in 1982.  He is deeply committed to the success of our company. 

Darren Gillis leads Irving Oil’s Sales & Marketing Operations including Retail Sales as well as Commercial and Home Heat businesses, Wholesale & Specialty Sales, Trucking and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Darren also holds responsibility for Property Management associated with our retail sites. 
 
Prior to this role, Darren served as General Manager of Irving Energy, leading our residential and commercial marketing business. 
 
Darren’s career with Irving Oil spans more than 30 years and includes a number of leadership, project and strategy development roles. He has a Bachelor of Business from the University of Prince Edward Island with a major in Marketing. 
 
Darren and his wife, Leeanne, have three children. 
 

Jeff Matthews is responsible for all financial services at Irving Oil, along with the execution of all new business development opportunities for the company.

In his role as Chief Financial Officer, Jeff deals with financial planning and strategy, financial performance and stewardship, treasury, taxation, supply management, investments in joint ventures, new business development and government relations/environmental affairs.

Jeff joined Irving Oil 24 years ago and holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick. He earned his Chartered Professional Accountant designation in 1994 while working with Deloitte & Touche.

He and his wife, Cindy, have two children.

Kelley Greer White is Irving’s Chief Information Officer, responsible for Information Technology strategy, cybersecurity, architecture and operations for systems across the Irving Oil enterprise. 

Prior to joining the company in 2016, Kelley worked extensively in IT for Oil and Gas and other industries in Atlantic Canada, Ontario and Alberta. She has led multinational teams with responsibilities for supporting infrastructure and applications for all aspects of the business, including IT for megaprojects, offshore production, multiple refineries and midstream assets and retail sites. Kelley is originally from Newfoundland and Labrador and attended Memorial University for both her undergraduate degree and MBA. She also holds a post-graduate diploma in Applied Information Technology.