David Hutchens
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jocelyn Perry
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
James Reid
Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Chief Legal Officer
Gary Smith
Executive Vice President, Operations and Innovation
Stuart Lochray
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Business Development
Stephanie Amaimo
Vice President, Investor Relations
Julie Avery
Vice President, Controller
Tanya Finlay
Vice President, People and Culture
Karen Gosse
Vice President, Finance
Keri Glitch
Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Kealey Martin
Vice President, Sustainability and Climate Strategy
Karen McCarthy
Vice President, Communications and Government Relations
Regan O’Dea
Vice President, General Counsel
Kevin Woodbury
Vice President, Innovation and Technology
Jo Mark Zurel
Chair of the Board
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Tracey Ball
Corporate Director
Victoria, British Columbia
Pierre Blouin
Corporate Director
Montreal, Quebec
Lawrence Borgard
Corporate Director
Naples, Florida
Maura Clark
Chair of the Audit Committee
New York, New York
Lisa Crutchfield
Corporate Director
Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania
Margarita Dilley
Corporate Director
Washington, DC
Julie Dobson
Chair of the Human Resources Committee
Potomac, Maryland
Lisa Durocher
Corporate Director
Whitby, Ontario
David Hutchens
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tucson, Arizona
Gianna Manes
Chair of the Governance and Sustainability Committee
Salem, South Carolina
Donald Marchand
Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
Linda Apsey
Chief Executive Officer,
ITC Holding Corp.
Christopher Capone
Chief Executive Officer,
Central Hudson
Roger Dall’Antonia
President and Chief Executive Officer,
FortisBC
Ruth Forbes
President and Chief Executive Officer,
FortisTCI
Susan Gray
President and Chief Executive Officer,
UNS Energy
Richard Hew
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Caribbean Utilities Company
Glen King
President and Chief Executive Officer,
FortisOntario
Kay Menzies
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Fortis Belize
Gary Murray
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Newfoundland Power
Jason Roberts
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Maritime Electric
Janine Sullivan
President and Chief Executive Officer,
FortisAlberta
David Hutchens
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Hutchens’ career in the energy sector spans more than 25 years, having held a variety of positions at the Corporation’s electric and gas utilities in Arizona as well as with Fortis. Mr. Hutchens was most recently Chief Operating Officer of Fortis as well as Chief Executive Officer of UNS Energy Corporation in Arizona. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of Western Utility Operations of Fortis while also maintaining his responsibilities as President and CEO of UNS Energy Corporation.
Mr. Hutchens holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Arizona and is a former nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.
He serves on the Boards of ITC Holdings and FortisBC, both Fortis utilities.
Jocelyn Perry
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Perry has an extensive career in the utility business, having worked at Newfoundland Power for 13 years in a variety of capacities, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and President and Chief Executive Officer. She is a prior Director of Finance at Fortis in the early 2000s, and previously served in other financial capacities in the private sector.
She is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (2018), completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) at Memorial University and received her Chartered Accountant Designation in the early 1990s.
Ms. Perry has considerable community and professional board experience in Newfoundland and Labrador. She currently serves on the board of Shorefast, and is a past board member and Chair of the Health Care Foundation. She also serves on the Boards of UNS Energy and ITC Holdings, both Fortis utilities.
James Reid
Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Chief Legal Officer
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, and Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from McGill University in Montreal.
Mr. Reid was an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto for 10 years, teaching the Advanced Business Law Workshop in corporate finance. He was also an original member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee for the Centre for Business Law at the University of British Columbia, serving until 2020.
Mr. Reid serves on the Boards of Directors of FortisBC and Central Hudson, both Fortis utilities. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Wataynikaneyap Power PM, a Fortis subsidiary acting as the project manager for the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project, a partnership with 24 First Nations that is building a transmission line to connect 17 First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario to the power grid.
Gary Smith
Executive Vice President, Operations and Innovation
Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from Memorial University. He has completed the Finance for Senior Executives Program at the Harvard Business School.
Mr. Smith currently serves on the Boards of FortisAlberta, FortisOntario, UNS Energy, Caribbean Utilities, FortisTCI, and Fortis Belize, all Fortis utilities. He is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of Wataynikaneyap Power PM, a Fortis subsidiary acting as the project manager for the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project, a partnership with 24 First Nations that is building a transmission line to connect 17 First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario to the power grid.
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement Canada and Chair of its Canadian Business Hall of Fame Governance Committee, Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation and is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee to the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Mr. Smith is past Chair of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Newfoundland and Labrador and past member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Electricity Association.
He was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2021, is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador, a member of the Steering Committee on Power Engineering for the Canadian Standards Association.
Stuart Lochray
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Business Development
Mr. Lochray is a Master of Engineering and MBA graduate whose career has spanned North America and the United Kingdom, as well as Pakistan. Mr. Lochray currently serves on the board of FortisAlberta.
Stephanie Amaimo
Vice President, Investor Relations
She holds a Bachelor of Administration from The University of Michigan-Dearborn and a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University.
Ms. Amaimo volunteers and supports several non-profit organizations, and served on the Board of Directors for North Star Reach which offers life-changing camp experiences for children with serious health challenges and their families.
Julie Avery
Vice President, Controller
Ms. Avery holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Memorial University and is a member of the Association of Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Her community involvement includes acting as Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors for Commissionaires Newfoundland and Labrador.
Tanya Finlay
Vice President, People and Culture
Before joining Fortis, Ms. Finlay’s work experience was concentrated in Newfoundland and Labrador’s public health sector, where she held progressively senior human resource management roles, including Vice President, Human Resources with the province’s second-largest regional health authority.
Ms. Finlay earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Memorial University and a Master of Industrial Relations from Queen’s University.
She has served as a board director in the non-profit and financial services sectors and represented Fortis as Diversity Champion with the Women Executive Network (WXN), a national organization dedicated to propelling the advancement of diverse women across Canada.
Karen Gosse
Vice President, Finance
Ms. Gosse holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Memorial University and is a member of the Association of Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Ms. Gosse serves on the Board of Directors of CPA Canada (Audit Committee), Gymnastics Newfoundland and Labrador and, as of May 2023, Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (TSX: CUP.U).
Keri Glitch
Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Ms. Glitch’s career began in the energy sector in 2005. She provides information technology and cybersecurity oversight at Fortis. Before joining Fortis, she was Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). She was responsible for integrating MISO’s technology functions and developing long-term digital strategy to enable reliable and secure operations for future grid requirements. A veteran technology leader, Ms. Glitch also formally served as the Chief Security Officer for AVANGRID and Chief Information Officer for Iberdrola USA.
Ms. Glitch holds a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Geneseo and a Master of Science in multidisciplinary studies from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Her former board experience includes Midwest Reliability Organization, where she served as Chair of their Organizational Group Oversight committee.
Kealey Martin
Vice President, Sustainability and Climate Strategy
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration from Memorial University. Ms. Martin is a member of the Association of Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador and has a Certified Professional in Investor Relations designation.
Ms. Martin volunteers and supports several non-profit organizations, including serving as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador.
Karen McCarthy
Vice President, Communications and Government Relations
Ms. McCarthy has been with the Fortis group of companies for over a decade, joining Newfoundland Power in 2013 as Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communications and subsequently Director, Customer and Corporate Relations. She joined Fortis Inc. in 2016 as Director, Communications and Corporate Affairs and was appointed Vice President, Communications and Corporate Affairs in 2018 and to her current role in 2023. Ms. McCarthy was previously President of an Atlantic Canadian public affairs consulting firm for seven years. She spent 15 years in the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial public service with senior roles in communications, cabinet operations, energy, labour relations and intergovernmental affairs. She holds a Bachelor of Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University and a Master of Education (Leadership) from Memorial University. She was awarded the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) in 2017.
Ms. McCarthy is Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Independent Appointments Commission, Past Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter of ICD, and past Regent and Committee Chair on Memorial University's Board of Regents. Ms. McCarthy serves on the Board of Directors of Maritime Electric, a Fortis Utility. She is active within the Canadian Electricity Association and Edison Electric Institute and is an avid arts and business volunteer.
Regan O’Dea
Vice President, General Counsel
Prior to joining Fortis Inc. in 2014, Regan worked in private practice in Newfoundland and Labrador where he represented the interests of Fortis Inc., and in-house with a national insurance company.
Regan graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Science in 1997 and from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Laws in 2000. He was admitted to the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001. Regan holds the CIC.C designation (Certified In-House Counsel-Canada) having contributed to the program’s early development and worked as part-time faculty at Memorial University business school.
He currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Newfoundland Power Inc. and FortisOntario Inc., both Fortis utilities.
Kevin Woodbury
Vice President, Innovation and Technology
Mr. Woodbury earned a Master of Business Administration at Memorial University and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Therapy at Dalhousie University. He is also a graduate of the Energy Executive Course at the University of Idaho.
Mr. Woodbury is active in the community. He currently chairs the Board of Opera on the Avalon, the largest opera company east of Montreal. He also serves on the Board of Shorefast Social Enterprises, a suite of social businesses including the award-winning Fogo Island Inn, that are part of the Shorefast charity. Mr. Woodbury is also on the Board of the Alliance for Transportation Electrification and is active with the Edison Electric Institute and Electric Power Research Institute.