Board of Directors, Officers & Executives
ESA’s Board of Directors handles corporate governance and regulatory oversight, and guides the organization’s strategy. The Board and management focus on using leading practices to do so. Among its key responsibilities, the Board:
- approves ESA’s strategic plan, business plan and budget. It also oversees the integrity of ESA's reported financial performance;
- oversees the appointment, development and monitoring of senior management and their succession planning;
- monitors the strategic environment and ensures appropriate enterprise risk management;
- monitors external communications and stakeholder relationships; and
- monitors the integrity of the organization’s internal control and management information systems.
Twelve members make up the ESA Board of Directors, based on a set of established qualifications. Board members reflect the public; electricity distributors; electrical contractors; and engineering, manufacturing and other industries. Board members may serve up to three consecutive terms.
Each Board member has signed and agreed to abide by a Directors Code of Conduct and also takes part in a program to stay abreast of best practices. This covers corporate due diligence reporting, Director responsibilities, governance, and investment and pension management.
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Board of Directors
ESA Officers
Committees
FY2021 Committee Meetings
ESA Executive Management Team
ESA Board of Directors
Christopher Hopper, B.A., MBA
Chair, Electrical Safety Authority
President and CEO, Complete Electrical Services Inc. and KLQ Mechanical Ltd.; Director, VentureLink Fund; Vice Chair, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation; Trustee, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Previously: Venturelink, Director; President and CEO, Northern Home Services Ltd.; Governor, CI Investments Inc.
Mary Anne Aldred
Strategic Advisor; Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Ontario Energy Board; Regulatory Affairs Advisor, Hydro One
Arjan Arenja, P.Eng., MBA
President, Spectrum Business Development Inc; Director and Chair, Governance and Nomination Committee, Professional Engineers Ontario; Director; Chair of Finance, Risk and Audit Committee, Engineers Canada; and Board Member, Palette Skills
Previously: Senior Manager, Bruce Power; Sr. Manager, Royal Group Technologies Inc.; Manager, Trow Consulting Engineers (renamed EXP in 2011); Director and Co-Chair of the Board of Telecare Direct
Rhonda Barnet, BSc, C.Dir.
President and COO, AVIT Manufacturing (formerly Steelworks Design); Director, Canada's Industry Strategy Council; Director, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen); Chair of the Board, Advanced Manufacturing Economic Strategy Table; Co-founder and Director, FemSTEAMPtbo; Director, Palette; Strategic Advisor, Health Canada – “Covid-19 workplace testing, screening and data.”
Previously: Past Chair, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME); VP Finance, AVIT Manufacturing (formerly Steelworks Design)
Indrani Butany, MBA, BSc(HONS)
Currently: President and CEO, Elexicon Energy Inc.
Previously: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Privacy Officer, Alectra Utilities Corporation; Vice-President, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Horizon Utilities Corporation
Frank D’Andrea, CPA, CA, AOP
Vice President, Reliability Standards and Chief Regulatory Officer, Hydro One; Member, Canadian Electricity Association’s (CEA) National Emerging Issues Committee; Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) Regulatory Council
Audrey Kroon Lowther, BscSC
Owner, KROON Electric Corp., RW Electric and La corporation d'électricité KROON inc.; Director Electrical Contractors Association - Ottawa, IAPA (Incident Accident Prevention Association) Certified
Previously: Member of the Ottawa Construction Safety Group Committee
Dale MacDonald, ME
General Manager, Honey Electric Ltd.; Chairman, Ontario Electrical League.
Previously: Board Member, Ontario College of Trades, Interprovincial Red Seal program; President, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Canadian Mental Health Association.
Daniel Péloquin, B.ENG.
CEO, Daniel Péloquin Consultant. Director, Spark Power; Director, Vizimax; Director, Systemex Energies
Previously: President, Schneider Electric Canada; CEO, Global Coil Business Segment, Trench Canada/Siemens; Director, ElectroFederation Canada (EFC)
Ysni Semsedini, P.ENG., MBA
President & CEO, Newmarket – Tay Power Distribution Ltd.; Past Chair, Electricity Distributors Association; Director, The MEARIE Group; Director, Ontario One Call; Director, Saturn Power
Previously: CEO Festival Hydro Inc, President & CEO Rhyzome Networks
Jeanette M. Southwood, FCAE, FEC, LL.D. (honoris causa), P.Eng.
Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, Engineers Canada; Board Member, TD Insurance Advisory Board on Climate Change; Board of Advisors, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto; National Representative for Canada, Women in Engineering Committee, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
Previously: Global Sustainable Cities Leader, Canadian Urban Development & Infrastructure Sector Leader, and Principal, Golder Associates (now WSP); Official Canadian Delegation, United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 2023
Vivi White, BA (HONS)
Regional Vice President with the Royal Bank of Canada; Markham’s Centre Campus External Advisory Committee
Previously: Chair of the Board of Directors for Mississauga Board of Trade; Public Member of the College of Nurses
ESA Officers
Josie Erzetic, BJ (HONS). LL.B, ICD.D
President and Chief Executive Officer
Emily Larose, BA (HONS), JD
Vice President, Regulatory and General Counsel, Electrical Safety Authority
Sandra Montague, B.A., CPA, CGA, C.Dir.
Chief Financial Officer, Electrical Safety Authority.
David Rinaldo, BASc (Mech Eng), LLB
Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Electrical Safety Authority
ESA Charter - Board of Directors
Committees
Audit and Investment Committee
The Audit and Investment Committee supports oversight responsibilities regarding audit, finance, investment, information technology, and financial risk management. The committee manages on behalf of ESA the relationship with external auditors and also reviews discussion and analysis of ESA’s annual corporate and pension audited financial statements. This committee also oversees ESA’s internal financial structure, reporting, financial risk management systems. The committee is responsible for oversight of assets, establishing and overseeing a prudent investment management approach, review of investment policies, Pension Plan liabilities and ensures compliance with the Pension Benefits Act and the Income Tax Act.
Chair: Christopher Hopper
Members: Annette Bergeron, Arjan Arenja, Daniel Péloquin, Rhonda Barnet, Ysni Semsedini and Vivi White
People and Culture & Governance Committee
People and Culture & Governance Committee provides oversight responsibilities and risk management regarding human resources, compensation, pension strategy and corporate governance. This committee oversees human resources strategy on behalf of ESA, and the Members review succession planning (corporate and Board), performance assessment, development requirements and compensation philosophy and structure. The Committee also is responsible for monitoring and making recommendations regarding corporate governance, board practices, succession planning and board evaluations. Its role is to ensure the adequacy and effectiveness of systems implemented to ensure compliance with established corporate governance, and human resources legislation, policies, and procedures.
Chair: Arjan Arenja
Members: Annette Bergeron, Dale MacDonald, Rhonda Barnet and Ysni Semsedini
Regulatory Affairs Committee
Regulatory Affairs Committee supports oversight responsibilities and risk management regarding public safety, and external relations. This committee ensures ESA is effectively meeting its regulatory obligations, responsibilities and public safety mandate. This includes ensuring alignment with ESA’s administration of designated legislation and associated regulations, harm reduction objectives, monitoring development and use of policies, procedures and guidance documents and external relations and stakeholder relationship management.
Chair: Vivi White
Members: Annette Bergeron, Christopher Hopper, Dale MacDonald and Daniel Péloquin
FY2023 Committee Meetings
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April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 |
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Audit & Investment Committee |
5 meetings |
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Regulatory Affairs Committee |
4 meetings |
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People and Culture & Governance Committee |
4 meetings |
ESA Executive Management Team
Josie Erzetic
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kalyan Chakravarthy
Chief Information Officer
Eric Kingston
Vice-President, Operations
Emily Larose
Vice President, Regulatory and General Counsel
Sandra Montague
Chief Financial Officer
Tanya Mushynski
Vice President, People and Culture
Karen Ras
Vice President, Communications, Strategy and Innovation