Mr. Hyland, 63, joined the Fortis Inc. Board in May 2001. He retired as President and CEO of Shawcor Ltd. in June 2005. Mr. Hyland is a Director of FortisOntario Inc. He continues to serve on the Board of ShawCor Ltd. and is a Director of Enerflex Systems Income Fund, SCITI Total Return Trust and Exco Technologies Limited.

Mr. Case, 53, joined the Fortis Inc. Board in May 2005. After 17 years as a utility and pipeline analyst, he retired in February 2003 as Executive Director, Institutional Equity Research at CIBC World Markets. Prior to that position, he was Managing Director at BMO Nesbitt Burns. Mr. Case has been a Director of FortisOntario Inc. since March 2003.

Mr. Crothers, 63, joined the Fortis Inc. Board in May 2007. Over the past 35 years, Mr. Crothers has served on many public and private sector boards. He served a three year term as Chairman of CARILEC, the Caribbean Association of Electrical Utilities. Mr. Crothers is the former President of P.P.C. Limited, which was acquired by Fortis Inc. in August 2006. He serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Caribbean Utilities Company, Limited. Mr. Crothers also serves as a Director of Abaco Markets, Templeton Investments, Nunisco Resources Limited, Talon Corporation, Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust Limited, C.A. Bancorp Inc. and Victory Nickel Inc.

Dr. Inkpen, 60, joined the Fortis Inc. Board in 1994. She has been a medical practitioner since 1975 and is Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee for the St. John’s Hospitals for Eastern Health, Newfoundland and Labrador. Dr. Inkpen is a past President of the College of the North Atlantic. She also served on the Royal Commission on Employment and Unemployment. Dr. Inkpen was appointed Chair of the Board of Fortis Properties Corporation in 2000 and is a past Chair of Newfoundland Power Inc.

Mr. Marshall, 57, has served on the Fortis Inc. Board since 1995. He joined Newfoundland Power Inc. in 1979 and was appointed President and CEO of Fortis Inc. in 1996. Mr. Marshall serves on the Boards of all Fortis utilities in western Canada and the Caribbean and the Board of Fortis Properties Corporation. He is also a Director of Toromont Industries Ltd.

Mr. McCallum, 64, joined the Fortis Inc. Board in July 2001 and is Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board. He was Chairman of Manitoba Hydro from 1991 to 2000 and Policy Advisor to the Federal Minister of Finance from 1984 to 1991. Mr. McCallum is a Director of FortisBC Inc. and FortisAlberta Inc. He also serves as a Director of IGM Financial Inc., Toromont Industries Ltd. and Wawanesa.

Mr. McWatters, 62, joined the Fortis Inc. Board in May 2007. He is the founder of Sumac Ridge Estate Wine Group. Mr. McWatters is President of Black Sage Vineyards Ltd., Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards Limited and Okanagan Estate Wine Cellars Ltd. and is responsible for government and industry relations in western Canada for Vincor Canada. He was appointed Chair of the Board of FortisBC Inc. in 2006. Mr. McWatters has been a Director of FortisBC Inc. since 2005 and a Director of Terasen Inc. since November 2007.

Mr. Norris, 60, joined the Fortis Inc. Board in May 2005 and was appointed Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board in May 2006. He has been a financial and management consultant since 2001, prior to which he was Executive Vice-President, Finance and Business Development, Fishery Products International Limited. Previously, he held Deputy Minister positions with Department of Finance and Treasury Board, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Mr. Norris was appointed Chair of the Board of Newfoundland Power Inc. in 2006. He has been a Director of Newfoundland Power Inc. since 2003 and a Director of Fortis Properties Corporation since 2006.

Mr. Pavey, 60, joined the Fortis Inc. Board in May 2004. He retired as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Major Drilling Group International Inc. in 2006. Prior to joining Major Drilling in 1999, he held senior executive positions with a major western Canadian integrated electric utility. Mr. Pavey has served as a Director of Maritime Electric Company, Limited.

Mr. Rideout, 60, joined the Fortis Inc. Board in March 2001 and is Chair of the Human Resources Committee of the Board. He retired as Chairman and CEO of Clarke Inc. in October 2002. Prior to 1998, Mr. Rideout served as President of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited and held senior executive positions in the Canadian airline industry. He also serves as a Director of the Halifax International Airport Authority and NAV CANADA.