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  Direction and Leadership: Executive
Introduction to Our Team

ENMAX's executive brings the company experience in private business, municipal government and electric utilities. The team is charged with leading ENMAX into the evolving energy market.



Gary Holden, P.Eng., B.Sc.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Gary Holden is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ENMAX Corporation (ENMAX) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of each of ENMAX’s subsidiary corporations.  Mr. Holden serves as a director on each of the ENMAX Boards, the Canadian Electricity Association, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation and Climate Change Central.

Prior to joining ENMAX in May 2005, Mr. Holden held several key positions with other organizations including President and Chief Operating Officer of AltaGas Income Trust and Chairman and CEO of EnSource Energy Services.  Mr. Holden started his career in Calgary where he held a variety of positions with TransAlta Corporation.  He was Executive Vice-President, Generation, and CEO of TransAlta New Zealand Limited, where he was responsible for the Australia and New Zealand business activities for TransAlta.

In 1983, Mr. Holden received a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary and in 1997 was selected as one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40.  He was also runner-up as CEO of the Year in 1998 in New Zealand.



Allan Buchignani, P.Eng., B.Sc.

Executive Vice President, Fuel Supply

Mr. Allan Buchignani is responsible for the fuel supply business. This business line finds and supplies gas for ENMAX’s retail customers and ENMAX’s generation assets. 

Prior to joining ENMAX in 2001, Mr. Buchignani held key positions at The City of Medicine Hat, first as Gas Utility Manager and later as Utilities Services Commissioner. Prior to this, Mr. Buchignani held executive, managerial and engineering positions in the oil and gas sector in British Columbia.

Mr. Buchignani obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University, as well as completing numerous training seminars relating to Oil and Gas Acquisition, Performance, and Management. He has been a professional engineer for more than 30 years.



Rick Ehlers

Executive Vice President, Transmission & Distribution Services,
ENMAX Corporation

Mr. Ehlers is responsible for the regulated transmission and distribution (wires) businesses, regulated market services including metering, meter data management, load settlement, tariffs and billing.  He is also responsible for the non-regulated power services engineering, construction, procurement and maintenance business.

Mr Ehlers joined ENMAX in February 2001 and was appointed to his current position in July 2008. Prior to his current position, Mr. Ehlers was the Vice President of Human Resources responsible for human resources, occupational health and safety and ENMAX facilities.
 
Prior to joining ENMAX, Mr. Ehlers held several key positions with other organizations primarily in the employee/labour relations and electrical technician fields.
 
Mr. Ehlers has over 30 years experience in the utility industry and holds a Certified Human Resources Professional designation and Power Electrician Certification. 



Robert Hemstock, LL.B., B.Comm.

Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Legal Services

Mr. Hemstock is responsible for regulatory, legal, environmental and government relations matters for ENMAX Corporation and its subsidiaries.  From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Hemstock was Vice President Government & Regulatory Affairs for Direct Energy Marketing in Western Canada and in 2005 he assumed responsibility for Direct Energy’s Government & Regulatory Affairs activities across Canada.

From 1996 to 2002 he was responsible for government and regulatory affairs matters at UBS Warburg Energy Canada and Enron Canada.  Mr. Hemstock has a Bachelor of Commerce in marketing and industrial relations from the University of Alberta.  He received a LL.B. in corporate law from the University of Calgary in 1989 and has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta since 1990.



Dave Rehn, M.Sc., B.Sc

Executive Vice President, Generation, ENMAX Corporation

Mr. Dave Rehn is responsible for the negotiation, construction and operation of ENMAX's fleet of generation facilities.

Prior to joining ENMAX in December 2007, Mr. Rehn held several key positions including Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of Constellation Energy and President and Chief Executive Officer of Rovsing Dynamics. His experience also includes 25 years with Duke Energy Corporation, where he held a variety of positions including President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy Power Services North America.

Mr. Rehn holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Engineering Mechanics from North Carolina State University and is a Registered Professional Engineer.

He also served as a board director for the United American Energy Corporation, Duke/UAE LLC, American Ref-Fuel Company and the United Way of Rock Hill, South Carolina and Richland, Washington. 



Terry G. Tyler , P.Eng., B.Sc., MBA

Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Chief Information Officer, ENMAX Corporation

Mr. Terry G. Tyler is responsible for the strategic process transformation of ENMAX business units, and information technology (IT) initiatives.

Mr. Tyler joined ENMAX in July, 2008. He has held several key positions in his 35 years working in the energy and utility industry, most recently with the Tennessee Valley Authority.  He has also worked with IBM, Xcel Energy, Edison International, Florida Power Corporation, Department of Energy and Texas Utilities.
 
Mr. Tyler is a regular speaker on deregulation and emerging technologies for industry events and organizations across North America.  He also serves on the Advisory Board for the College of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

He holds an MBA in finance and management, a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee and is a licensed, professional engineer.

 



Keith Wellon, M.Eng., P.Eng.

Executive Vice President, Customer Care, ENMAX Corporation

Mr. Wellon joined ENMAX in October 2007 and was appointed Executive Vice President, Customer Care in July 2008.  He is responsible for ENMAX’s billing, call centre and customer care activities.

Prior to this role, Mr. Wellon was Executive Vice President, Infrastructure, Transmission and Distribution for ENMAX Power.

Mr. Wellon brings 20 years of experience in the energy field working with Newfoundland Power, Imperial Oil and most recently, Superior Propane.

Mr. Wellon holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland and is a registered member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta.

He has been a board member of many not-for-profit organizations in the past and is currently on the board of Agape Hospice Calgary, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (past chair) and the Calgary Affinity Newfoundland and Labrador Fundraising Dinner (chair).



Lonnie Enns, B.Sc., MBA

Vice President, Commodities, ENMAX Corporation

Lonnie Enns is responsible for the Corporations' electricity and natural gas trading, asset management, portfolio management and marketing.

Before joining ENMAX in October 2005, Mr. Enns worked for sixteen years at TransAlta Corporation where his experience included the development and implementation of TransAlta's trading and marketing strategy. He was responsible for asset optimization, trading and marketing activities associated with the merchant power output of TransAlta facilities in North America. He also oversaw the merchant fuel requirements and the management and development of traders and marketers working in TransAlta's trading offices located in Calgary, Portland and Annapolis.

Mr. Enns holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from the University of Calgary. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from Queens University. He is past President of the Energy Risk Management Association of Canada (ERMAC) and presently serves on the executive committee of the Western System Power Pool.



Joanne Bjarnason

Vice President, Marketing, ENMAX Corporation

Ms. Joanne Bjarnason joined ENMAX at the end of 2008 as Vice President of Marketing, ENMAX Corporation, and is responsible for the development of the ENMAX brand, as well as for the company's overall marketing.

Prior to joining ENMAX, Ms. Bjarnason held senior marketing positions at CIBC, Corby Distilleries and L’Oreal, bringing almost 25 years experience in marketing and senior development across a range of businesses and spanning three continents.
 
Ms. Bjarnason has her undergraduate degree from the University of British Columbia and holds an MBA in Marketing and International Business from McGill University.  She also obtained a diploma from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Paris, France.



David Halford

Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, ENMAX Corporation

Mr. Halford is responsible for all financial policy, planning and reporting, risk management, supply chain, corporate finance, tax and treasury functions of ENMAX and its subsidiaries.

Prior to joining ENMAX in April 2009, Mr. Halford held Chief Financial Officer roles at OPTI Canada, BA Energy and Irving Oil.  He also held a variety of senior-level corporate finance and accounting roles, including partner in the corporate finance group at Deloitte and Touche, LLP. 

Mr. Halford is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario.



Erin Kurchina

Vice President, Human Resources

As Vice President of Human Resources, Erin Kurchina will be responsible for overseeing ENMAX’s Human Resources strategy including the Company’s employee relations, recruitment, compensation and training, and development strategies.  Ms. Kurchina also oversees ENMAX facilities and safety management activities.

Ms. Kurchina was promoted to Corporate Secretary five years after joining ENMAX as Manager, Corporate Secretariat in June 2000.

Before coming to ENMAX, Ms. Kurchina worked in the Human Resources department at Ontario Hydro and, before that, spent five years with Environment Canada.

She holds a Masters in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto where she also pursued PhD studies in leadership.




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