Leadership Team

Ken Shaw Ken Shaw
Principal
403.444.6946

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
  • Principal, Ryan, Calgary office
    - Specializes in major industrial property tax services, including
      compliance reporting, assessment valuation reviews,
      construction cost reporting, property appeals, and management.
    - Specializes in resource-based industrial facilities, including petro
      chemical, forestry, mining, and oil and gas (oil sands, agriculture
      facilities, and electrical generation).
    - More than 25 years consulting experience serving some of
      Canada’s largest corporations.

Previous
  • Executive Director of Western Canadian Operations, national consulting firm
  • Director of Complex Property Valuations, national accounting firm
  • Partner, national consulting firm

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Previous
  • Director of Complex Property Assessment, Government of Alberta

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Shaw lectures on various tax topics for numerous client associations and government policy committees. Additionally, he has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:
  • Alberta Assessors Association
  • Canadian Property Tax Association
  • International Association of Assessing Officers

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • Alberta Assessors Association
  • Canadian Property Tax Association
  • Institute for Professionals in Taxation
  • International Association of Assessing Officers

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION
  • Construction Engineering Degree, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Certificate in Municipal Assessment, University of Alberta
  • Accredited Municipal Assessor of Alberta (AMAA) designation
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