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FortisAlberta Inc. Announces Appointments to Board of Directors
FortisAlberta Inc. Announces Appointments to Board of Directors.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nCALGARY, June 20 /CNW/ - (TSX:FTS) - FortisAlberta Inc. today announced\nthe appointment of Al Duerr and Joanne Lemke to the FortisAlberta Board of\nDirectors.\n\"We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Duerr and Ms. Lemke to the\nFortisAlberta Board of Directors,\" says Philip Hughes, President and CEO,\nFortisAlberta. \"Their diverse backgrounds and experience will provide an\nexcellent complement to the talents of our existing Board and their\ncontributions will help our company deliver on improvements in customer\nservice.\"\nAl Duerr is currently the CEO of Al Duerr and Associates, a company that\nspecializes in technology, training and recruitment in China. Mr. Duerr is\nalso a partner in an Alberta-based First Nations partnership focusing on\nenergy and infrastructure development on First Nations Reserve and traditional\nlands. Previously, Mr. Duerr served as CEO of the China and International\nProjects Group of a European-based, international finance company. Mr. Duerr\nalso served in the public sector as Mayor of Calgary, Alberta for 12 years\nfrom 1989 to 2001, leading Calgary from a post-Olympic recession to the\nfastest growing city in the country. Mr. Duerr currently resides in Calgary\nwith his family.\nJoanne Lemke is a communications professional with 23 years of experience\nin the agriculture and food industry. Ms. Lemke established a communications\nconsulting company in 2003 and has implemented province-wide communications\nand marketing initiatives over the past several years. She also participated\nin industry and government trade missions to the United States and Asia. She\nrecently chaired a national global marketing committee for the Canadian beef\nindustry to advise on programs and funding for the next 10 years. From 1983 to\n2002, Ms. Lemke managed public affairs and promotion at the Alberta Cattle\nCommission (now Alberta Beef Producers). Ms. Lemke currently resides in\nAirdrie, Alberta.\n\nFortisAlberta is an electric distribution company with approximately\n420,000 customers and more than 103,600 kilometres of power lines. It is a\nwholly owned indirect subsidiary of Fortis Inc. - a diversified, international\nelectric utility holding company with assets exceeding $4.3 billion and annual\nrevenues of over $1.4 billion. The Common Shares, Series C First Preference\nShares and Series E First Prefe...