R. J. (Bob) Schutzman to Receive the 2015 Roger Phillips Chamber Builder Award 
 
R. J. (Bob) Schutzman, Director of Environmental Affairs for EVRAZ Inc. NA and long-time supporter of the chamber network, will receive the second annual Roger Phillips Chamber Builder Award at the 2015 ABEX Awards on October 24 in Saskatoon.
 
This award, which debuted last year, recognizes long-term contributions of time, intelligence and leadership in strengthening the chamber of commerce network in the province, and is named for ABEX founder and former Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Board member, the late Mr. Roger Phillips.
 
A strong advocate for improving environmental performance Mr. Schutzman is responsible for the development of EVRAZ Inc. NA Canada’s environmental management system, which is registered to the ISO 14001 Standard, and for the company’s environmental policy and regulatory interfaces in Canada.
 
He came to be involved with the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce after joining EVRAZ (then named IPSCO) in 1990. He joined the Chamber’s Environment Committee in the early 1990s, and has chaired it since the mid-1990s. During that time, the Committee prepared the Chamber’s new environmental management model, which helped to facilitate the province’s move to “results-based regulation”, leading to changes to the province’s environmental legislation, and the development of Saskatchewan’s new Environmental Code. Mr. Schutzman was a member of the Saskatchewan Environmental Code Development Committee, which oversaw the creation of the new Code. 
 
As well, Mr. Schutzman was a Director of on the Board of the Sask Chamber from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. 
 
The Chamber Builder award recipient is chosen by the Chair of the Board of the Saskatchewan Chamber, with input from directors and other members of the Chamber network.
 
“The Saskatchewan Chamber is very grateful to Bob for his many contributions to the chamber network,” said Steve McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. “He has brought, and continues to bring a great deal of expertise and insight into his work with us. We simply couldn’t have achieved what we have without his help. The Roger Phillips Chamber Builder Award recognizes the people who have stepped in to help build the chamber network, and Bob is certainly one of those.
 
Tickets for the ABEX Awards, October 24 at Saskatoon’s TCU Place are available on the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce website at www.saskchamber.com.
 
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