Hein Poulus

Hein Poulus (born February 24, 1947 ) is an Indonesian-born Dutch-Canadian attorney who served as the general manager of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) in .

Early life Poulus was born in Jakarta and educated in Indonesia and the Netherlands. He earned law degrees from both the University of British Columbia and the London School of Economics. He was a member of the Vancouver law firm McAlpine, Poulus and Hordo from 1973 to 1979.

Denver Broncos Poulus was named to the Denver Broncos board of directors when Kaiser purchased the team in . Due to his background in contract law, Pouls took over contract negotiations from general manager Grady Alderman. Poulus was named vice president and general manager of the team on December 3. He helped the team acquire John Elway and achieve a playoff berth in 1983. Kaiser sold the team in the following year to Pat Bowlen, which led to Poulus quitting in July .

Legal career After leaving the Broncos, Poulus worked for Southeastern Capital Corporation, a Denver-based leveraged buyout group. Poulus has represented Eldorado Gold, Duke Energy, Telus, Epson, Concord Pacific Developments, Slocan Forest Products, and Canaco Resources.

In 1998, Poulus was appointed legal counsel for the public inquiry into the fundraising activities of the New Democratic Party and the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society. However, the inquiry was put on hold in order to not prejudice criminal charges against former NDP finance minister Dave Stupich and others involved in the Bingogate scandal.

Poulus was the lead lawyer for Francesco Aquilini in a civil suit brought by former business partners Tom Gaglardi and Ryan Beedie over Aquilini's purchase of the Vancouver Canucks. In 2008, Justice Catherine Wedge ruled in favor of Aquilini.

Poulus has also served as chairman of Tournigan Energy and Longview Capital and was a director of the Vancouver Symphony Society.