Whitecap Resources Inc. announced that Heather J. Culbert has been appointed to the company Board of Directors effective May 16, 2017 and will also serve as a member of the Corporate Governance & Compensation Committee and the Health, Safety & Environment Committee. Ms. Culbert is an active volunteer and philanthropist currently serving as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Vice Chair of Export Development Canada, as Liaison to United Way Worldwide for United Way of Calgary and as a Director of the United Way World Leadership Council.