Canadian Utilities Explained

Canadian Utilities Limited
Type:Public
Location City:Calgary
Location Country:Canada
Key People:Nancy Southern (CEO)
Industry:Electric Utilities
Revenue:3,796 billion CAD (2023)
Net Income:717 million CAD (2023)
Assets:23,158 billion CAD (2023)
Num Employees:8,000 (2023)
Parent:ATCO
Homepage:www.canadian-utilities.com

Canadian Utilities Limited, a member of the ATCO Group of companies, is a Canada-based worldwide organization of companies with around $22 billion in assets and more than 8,000 employees.[1]

Canadian Utilities has three business units:[2]

Canadian Utilities' controlling share owner is the Southern family.[3]

Governance and Leadership

As of 2024, Canadian Utilities' Board of Directors was composed of:

NamePosition & Time on BoardBackgroundCompensation (2023)[4]
Matthias F. BichselCorporate Director (2014-)Executive Management, Shell plc; Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Co.; Vice-Chair, Sulzer Ltd.; Director, South Pole Ltd.; Director, Petrofac Ltd.$220,000 CAD
Loraine M. CharltonCorporate Director (2006-)VP & CFO, Lintus Resources Ltd.; Director, AKITA Drilling Ltd.; Director, CU Inc.$279,800 CAD
Robert J. HanfCorporate Director (2021-)EVP & CLO, Emera Inc.; President & CEO, Nova Scotia Power; Chair, Barbados Light & Power Holdings; President & COO, Bangor Hydro Electric Company; Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Calgary); Director, LUMA Energy; Director, Mancal Corporation; Chair, Board of Governors, Dalhousie University; Director, Canadian Electricity Association; Director, Energy Council of Canada$425,586 CAD
Kelly C. Koss-Brix*Corporate Director (2023-)Member, Canadian Equestrian Team; Director, Sentgraf Enterprises; Director, Spruce Meadows$146,385 CAD
Robert J. NormandCorporate Director (2008-)Chair, Workers Compensation Board of Alberta; President & CEO, Alberta Treasury Branches (ATB); Executive, Bank of Montreal; Director, CU Inc.$272,800 CAD
Alex J. PourbaixCorporate Director (2019-)Executive Chair, Cenovus Energy; Co-Founder, Pathways Alliance;[5] President & CEO, Cenovus; COO, TC Energy; Board Member, Business Council of Alberta; AB Regional Board, Nature Conservancy of Canada; Chair, Board of Governors, Mount Royal University; Chair, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers; Chair, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association; Board Member, Business Council of Canada; Board Member, Trican Well Service Ltd.$220,000 CAD
Hector A. RangelCorporate Director (2014-)President, BCP Securities MexicoCEO, Nacional Financiera S.N.C.; CEO, Bancomext; Cabinet Member, President Felipe Calderon; Chair, Grupo Financiero Bancomer; President, Mexico Bankers Association; President, Mexican Business Council; Director, GNP Profuturo Afore; Director, GNP Seguros; Director, Fresnillo PLC; Director, LUMA Energy$224,500 CAD
Laura A. ReedCorporate Director (2014-)Director, ATCO Australia Pty Ltd.; Chair, Spark Infrastructure Group; Board Member, Victoria Power Networks PTY; Board Member, SA Power Networks Partnership; Chair, Epic Energy South Australia Pty Ltd.; Board Member, Clean Energy Finance Corporation; Chair, ERIC Alpha Holdings Pty Ltd.; Director, Ausgrid; CEO & MD, Spark Infrastructure; CFO, Envestra Ltd.; Director, Bass Oil Ltd.$284,055 CAD
Robert J. RoutsCorporate Director (2023-)Director, ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd.; Director, ATCO Australia Pty Ltd.; Director, Neltume Ports S.A.; Executive Board Member, Shell plc; Chair, Shell Canada; International Advisory Council, Development Board of Singapore; Chair, Royal DSM NV; Director, AECOM Technology Corporation$208,443 CAD
Nancy C.SouthernChair & CEO, Canadian Utilities (1990-)Chair & CEO, ATCO Ltd.; EVP, Spruce Meadows; Founding Director, AKITA Drilling Ltd.; Director, Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd.; Honorary Director, BMO Financial Group; Director, Rideau Hall Foundation; Honorary Chief of the Kainai; Member, The US Business Council; Member, American Society of Corporate Executives; Canadian Member, Trilateral Commission; Member, Business Council of Canada; Alberta Economic Recovery Council; Director & President, Swizzlesticks Enterprises Ltd.$7,113 million CAD
Linda A.Southern-HeathcottVice Chair, Canadian Utilities (2000-)President/CEO,Spruce Meadows Ltd.President & CEO, Spruce Meadows; Founding Director & Executive Chair, AKITA Drilling Ltd.; Chair, Travel Alberta; Board Member, ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd.; Board Member, Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd.; Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, King's Own Calgary Regiment$228,000 CAD
Roger J. UrwinLead Director, Canadian Utilities (2020-)Director, ATCO Ltd.; Chair, ATCO Australia Pty Ltd.; Vice-Chair, LUMA Energy; Group Chief Executive, National Grid plc; Chief Executive & MD, London Electricity; Chair, Utilico Investments Ltd.; Special Advisor, Global Infrastructure Partners; Chair, Alfred McAlpine plc; Commander, Order of the British Empire$593,265 CAD
Wayne G.WoutersCorporate Director (2019-)Strategic & Policy Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP; Director, BlackBerry Ltd.; Director, Foran Mining Corporation; Clerk of the Privy Council & Secretary to the Cabinet; Secretary, Treasury Board of Canada; Deputy Minister, Human Resources Development; Deputy Minister, Labour; Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans$220,000 CAD

As of 2024, Canadian Utilities' Executive Leadership was composed of:

NamePositionBackgroundCompensation (2023)
Nancy C. SouthernChair & CEO---$4,925 million CAD
James D. ArmstrongSVP, Technology & Global SecurityChief Security & Chief Data Officer, Shaw Communications;
Melanie L. BayleyPresident, ATCO ElectricBoard Member, Western Energy Institute; Board Member, Canadian Electricity Assoiation; Board Member, Drake Landing Solar Community
Kyle M. BrunnerSVP, General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryVP, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary, Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
P. Derek CookSVP & ControllerVP, ATCO Gas; CFO, ATCO Australia; VP, Controller, ATCO Group
Lisa CookeSVP & CMOVP Brand, Advertising & Marketing, Shaw Communications/Freedom Mobile;
Colin R. JacksonSVP, Finance, Treasury & SustainabilityValuation & Business Modelling, Ernst & Young
M. GeorgeContantinescuEVP & Chief Transformation OfficerChair & CEO, ORTHOSHOP Geomatics Ltd.; CEO, OGEO Ltd.; Board Member, Artificial Pancreas Technologies Inc.; Senior Manager of Corporate Development, ATCO Group
John IvulichCEO & Country Chair,ATCO AustraliaGroup Financial Controller, Westnet Infrastructure Group
BobJ. MylesCOO, ATCOEnPowerCOO Industrial, Stuart Olson Ltd.; President & CEO, Tartan Canada Corporation; SVP, ATCO; President, ATCO Pipelines; Director, WaterSMART; Chair, Canadian Energy Pipelines Association; Director, Petroleum Joint Venture Association; Chair, Canadian Gas Processors Association$1,840 million CAD
Brian P.ShkrobotEVP & CFOStaff Auditor, Office of the Auditor General of Alberta; Business Analyst, Syncrude; Controller, ATCO Electric$1,099 million CAD
KatieJ. PatrickEVP & CFO (2024-)EVP & CFIO, ATCO Ltd.; Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, Bunge; Director, Strategic Initiatives, Viterra; Investment Banking Associate, RBC Capital Markets; Investment Banking Analyst, Lehman Brothers$1,485 million CAD
BeckyA. PenriceEVP, CorporateServicesChair, BGC Canada; CEO, Sears Canada; SVP HR, Hudson's Bay Company; Corporate HR, Lord & Taylor; Task Force Chair, Business Council of Alberta; Sponsor, World Vision; President, Sears Canada Charitable Foundation$1,171 million CAD
D. JasonSharpePresident, ATCO Gas & PipelinesVice-Chair, Canadian Gas Association; Director, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association; Board Member, Pipeline Research Council International; Board Member, Van Horne Instituten/a
Wayne K.StensbyCOO, ATCO Energy SystemsPresident & CEO, LUMA Energy; COO & MD, ATCO Australia$2,617 million CAD
Clinton G. WarkentinEVP & CIO, ATCO Energy SystemsCommercial Lead, ATCO Australia; CFO, Certarus Ltd.; VP Treasurer, EarthFirst Canada Inc.; Advisor to the CFO, North America Oil Sands Corporation; VP & Treasurer, Superior Plus Income Fund; VP Corporate & Investment Banking Group, TD Bank Group
Marshall F.WilmotPresident, Retail & Chief Digital OfficerPresident, Rümi; President, ATCOenergy; Chief Loyalty Officer, WestJet; VP Marketing, Rogers Communications; COO, Banyan Corporation; VP Marketing, FGL Sports Ltd.; VP, Canadian Airlines International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadian Utilities About Us . 2024-05-08 . www.canadianutilities.com . en-CA.
  2. Web site: Our Businesses . 2024-05-08 . www.canadianutilities.com . en-CA.
  3. Web site: Canadian Utilities . ATCO Group . 31 December 2023 . Annual Financial Statements .
  4. Web site: Canadian Utilities . ATCO Group . 11 March 2024 . Management Proxy Circular (AGM) .
  5. Web site: Belliveau . Emilia . 2024-01-26 . Alex Pourbaix: The Big Oil Spindoctor . 2024-05-08 . Environmental Defence . en-US.