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Industry and Regulatory Expert Joins Nova Scotia Power Board
Industry and Regulatory Expert Joins Nova Scotia Power Board.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nHALIFAX, Jan. 18 /CNW/ - A former head of the Canadian Gas Association\nand the Ontario Energy Board is joining Nova Scotia Power's (NSPI) Board of\nDirectors.\n\n\nMarie Rounding brings over 25 years of energy industry, regulatory and\nlegal experience to the NSPI Board. She is the former President and Chief\nExecutive Officer (CEO) of the Canadian Gas Association. Prior to that, she\nserved six years as Chair and CEO of the Ontario Energy Board, the\nquasi-judicial body that regulates that province's electricity and natural gas\nsectors. She is also a former Chair of the Canadian Association of Members of\nPublic Utility Tribunals (CAMPUT). Ms. Rounding currently serves as Counsel to\nGowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, a leading Canadian law firm, where she is a\nmember of the National Energy and Infrastructure Industry Group. She is also a\nDirector of Ontario Power Generation.\n\n\n\"Marie Rounding is an outstanding addition to our Board of Directors,\"\nsaid John McLennan, Chair of the NSPI Board. \"Her industry experience is\nextensive, and her regulatory expertise will be particularly helpful to our\norganization. Her appointment is a positive signal to our stakeholders of our\ndesire to make sure this key area of our business functions effectively to the\nhighest possible standards.\"\n\n\nMs. Rounding is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Osgoode\nHall Law School, and the Directors Education Program of the Institute of\nCorporate Directors at the Rotman School of Management's Corporate Governance\nCollege.\n\n\nIn 2006, Nova Scotia Power established its own Board of Directors\ndistinct from that of Emera Inc., its parent company. In addition to\nMs. Rounding and Mr. McLennan, NSPI's Board includes:\n\n\n- George Caines, a partner in Stewart McKelvey, Atlantic Canada's leading\n law firm;\n- Irene D'Entremont, President of M.I.T. Electronics in Yarmouth;\n- Wesley Armour, President, Armour Transportation of Moncton\n New Brunswick;\n- Ralph Tedesco, President and CEO of Nova Scotia Power;\n- Derek Oland, Chair of Nova Scotia Power's holding company Emera Inc.\n- Chris Huskilson, President and CEO of Emera Inc.\n\n\nNova Scotia Power is a wholly owned subsidiary of Emera Inc. (EMA-TSX).\nNSPI provides more than 97% of electric generation, transmission, and\ndistribution to 470,000 customers across Nova S...