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Caldwell Releases Landmark Whitepaper "Utilities at the Eye of the Storm," Featuring Insights from North America's Most Influential Energy Leaders
TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 6, 2026 / Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Caldwell Releases Landmark Whitepaper \"Utilities at the Eye of the Storm,\" Featuring Insights from North America's Most Influential Energy LeadersTORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 6, 2026 / Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX:CWL)(OTCQX:CWLPF) today announced the release of Utilities at the Eye of the Storm: How future-ready leaders can guide the sector through physical, digital and economic convergence, a new, in-depth whitepaper authored by Les Gombik, managing partner at Caldwell. The report assembles a rare collection of perspectives from senior executives across the North American utility, energy and infrastructure landscape, offering an unparalleled view into the pressures and opportunities reshaping the grid.The publication features direct insights from leaders at organizations including Hydro One, Toronto Hydro, Capital Power, PG&E, ENMAX, Superior Plus, Silfab Solar, BHE Transmission, Spark Power, Valard Construction, EllisDon, IEEE PES, PwC Canada and Enwave - a broad and high-profile cross-section of the industry. Together, these voices warn that utilities have entered a decade defined not by incremental change but by converging systemic disruption.A sector undergoing its fastest transformation in generationsThe whitepaper outlines six forces now reshaping the sector simultaneously - including AI-driven load growth, cyber risk escalation, climate-driven grid stress, geopolitical trade shifts, reindustrialization and accelerating decarbonization. This convergence, the report notes, means utilities can no longer operate under assumptions of stability.Executives interviewed for the paper underscore the magnitude of the moment:\"The electricity industry is undergoing one of the most foundational transformations in its history... Leadership teams must be able to anticipate change, embrace complexity and evolve more quickly than ever,\" said Jana Mosley, president and CEO of Toronto Hydro.\"The utility industry is undergoing the most significant transformation in its history. As leadership navigates these complex challenges and opportunities, the customer must be at the center of every decision,\" said Ed Rihn, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) Montana, BHE Canada & BHE US Transmission.\"Never before have so many megatrends been impacting the utilities sector simultaneously,\" said Mark Poweska...