Leadership

Our leadership teams are united by our shared purpose to deliver a cleaner energy future and driven by values that focus on our customers, communities, and employees.

David HutchensPrevious

David Hutchens

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jocelyn PerryPrevious

Jocelyn Perry

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

James ReidPrevious

James Reid

Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Chief Legal Officer

Gary SmithPrevious

Gary Smith

Executive Vice President, Operations and Innovation

Stuart LochrayPrevious

Stuart Lochray

Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Business Development

Stephanie AmaimoPrevious

Stephanie Amaimo

Vice President, Investor Relations

Julie AveryPrevious

Julie Avery

Vice President, Controller

Tanya FinlayPrevious

Tanya Finlay

Vice President, People and Culture

Karen GossePrevious

Karen Gosse

Vice President, Finance

Keri GlitchPrevious

Keri Glitch

Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Kealey MartinPrevious

Kealey Martin

Vice President, Sustainability and Climate Strategy

Karen McCarthyPrevious

Karen McCarthy

Vice President, Communications and Government Relations

Regan O’DeaPrevious

Regan O’Dea

Vice President, General Counsel

Kevin WoodburyPrevious

Kevin Woodbury

Vice President, Innovation and Technology

Jo Mark ZurelPrevious

Jo Mark Zurel

Chair of the Board
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Tracey BallPrevious

Tracey Ball

Corporate Director
Victoria, British Columbia

Pierre BlouinPrevious

Pierre Blouin

Corporate Director
Montreal, Quebec

Lawrence BorgardPrevious

Lawrence Borgard

Corporate Director
Naples, Florida

Maura ClarkPrevious

Maura Clark

Chair of the Audit Committee
New York, New York

Lisa CrutchfieldPrevious

Lisa Crutchfield

Corporate Director
Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania

Margarita DilleyPrevious

Margarita Dilley

Corporate Director
Washington, DC

Julie DobsonPrevious

Julie Dobson

Chair of the Human Resources Committee
Potomac, Maryland

Lisa DurocherPrevious

Lisa Durocher

Corporate Director 
Whitby, Ontario

David HutchensPrevious

David Hutchens

President and Chief Executive Officer
Tucson, Arizona

Gianna ManesPrevious

Gianna Manes

Chair of the Governance and Sustainability Committee
Salem, South Carolina

Donald MarchandPrevious

Donald Marchand

Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta

Linda ApseyPrevious

Linda Apsey

Chief Executive Officer
ITC Holding Corp.

Stephanie RaymondPrevious

Stephanie Raymond

President and Chief Executive Officer
Central Hudson

Roger Dall’AntoniaPrevious

Roger Dall’Antonia

President and Chief Executive Officer
FortisBC

Ruth ForbesPrevious

Ruth Forbes

President and Chief Executive Officer
FortisTCI

Susan GrayPrevious

Susan Gray

President and Chief Executive Officer
UNS Energy

Richard HewPrevious

Richard Hew

President and Chief Executive Officer
Caribbean Utilities Company

Glen KingPrevious

Glen King

President and Chief Executive Officer
FortisOntario

Kay MenziesPrevious

Kay Menzies

President and Chief Executive Officer
Fortis Belize

Gary MurrayPrevious

Gary Murray

President and Chief Executive Officer
Newfoundland Power

Jason RobertsPrevious

Jason Roberts

President and Chief Executive Officer
Maritime Electric

Janine SullivanPrevious

Janine Sullivan

President and Chief Executive Officer
FortisAlberta

David Hutchens

David Hutchens

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Hutchens’ career in the energy sector spans more than 25 years, having held a variety of positions at the Corporation’s electric and gas utilities in Arizona as well as with Fortis. Mr. Hutchens was most recently Chief Operating Officer of Fortis as well as Chief Executive Officer of UNS Energy Corporation in Arizona. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of Western Utility Operations of Fortis while also maintaining his responsibilities as President and CEO of UNS Energy Corporation.

Mr. Hutchens holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Arizona and is a former nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.

He serves on the Boards of ITC Holdings and FortisBC, both Fortis utilities.

Jocelyn Perry

Jocelyn Perry

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Perry has an extensive career in the utility business, having worked at Newfoundland Power for 13 years in a variety of capacities, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and President and Chief Executive Officer. She is a prior Director of Finance at Fortis in the early 2000s, and previously served in other financial capacities in the private sector.

She is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (2018), completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) at Memorial University and received her Chartered Accountant Designation in the early 1990s.

Ms. Perry has considerable community and professional board experience in Newfoundland and Labrador. She currently serves on the board of Shorefast, and is a past board member and Chair of the Health Care Foundation. She also serves on the Boards of UNS Energy and ITC Holdings, both Fortis utilities.

James Reid

James Reid

Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Chief Legal Officer
Mr. Reid joined Fortis in the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary in 2018 and was appointed to his current role in 2022. He was previously a partner with Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in Toronto where he practiced for 20 years. Prior to joining Fortis, Mr. Reid had a long relationship with the Corporation, having advised on corporate governance matters, large capital market transactions, regulatory applications and mergers and acquisitions in both Canada and the United States. 
 
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, and Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from McGill University in Montreal. 
 
Mr. Reid was an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto for 10 years, teaching the Advanced Business Law Workshop in corporate finance. He was also an original member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee for the Centre for Business Law at the University of British Columbia, serving until 2020. 
 
Mr. Reid serves on the Boards of Directors of FortisBC and Central Hudson, both Fortis utilities. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Wataynikaneyap Power PM, a Fortis subsidiary acting as the project manager for the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project, a partnership with 24 First Nations that is building a transmission line to connect 17 First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario to the power grid. 
Gary Smith

Gary Smith

Executive Vice President, Operations and Innovation
Mr. Smith has held a number of senior leadership positions with the Fortis Group throughout his 35-year tenure. He was previously Executive Vice President, Eastern Canadian and Caribbean Operations, Fortis Inc.; President and Chief Executive Officer of Newfoundland Power; Vice President of Customer Operations and Engineering of Newfoundland Power; and Vice President of Operations and Engineering of FortisAlberta. 
 
Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from Memorial University. He has completed the Finance for Senior Executives Program at the Harvard Business School. 
 
Mr. Smith currently serves on the Boards of FortisAlberta, FortisOntario, UNS Energy, Caribbean Utilities, FortisTCI, and Fortis Belize, all Fortis utilities. He is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of Wataynikaneyap Power PM, a Fortis subsidiary acting as the project manager for the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project, a partnership with 24 First Nations that is building a transmission line to connect 17 First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario to the power grid.  
 
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement Canada and Chair of its Canadian Business Hall of Fame Governance Committee, Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation and is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee to the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. 
 
Mr. Smith is past Chair of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Newfoundland and Labrador and past member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Electricity Association. 
 
He was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2021, is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador, a member of the Steering Committee on Power Engineering for the Canadian Standards Association. 
Stuart Lochray

Stuart Lochray

Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Business Development
Prior to joining the Fortis team in September 2021, Mr. Lochray held progressively more responsible positions with Scotiabank, most recently serving as Managing Director and Head US Corporate and Investment Banking in Houston, Texas where he led and managed 225+ professionals throughout Corporate and Investment Banking, Equity Capital Markets and Global Business Payments. Mr. Lochray has also served as Managing Director in various other areas of investing banking with a focus on the power and utilities sector. 
 
Mr. Lochray is a Master of Engineering and MBA graduate whose career has spanned North America and the United Kingdom, as well as Pakistan. Mr. Lochray currently serves on the board of FortisAlberta.  
Stephanie Amaimo

Stephanie Amaimo

Vice President, Investor Relations
Ms. Amaimo joined Fortis Inc. in 2016. Previously, she worked at ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC) for more than 10 years where she held various roles in investor relations, treasury, and financial planning and analysis. Ms. Amaimo was the Director of Investor Relations at the time of the Fortis acquisition of ITC. 
 
She holds a Bachelor of Administration from The University of Michigan-Dearborn and a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University. 
 
Ms. Amaimo volunteers and supports several non-profit organizations, and served on the Board of Directors for North Star Reach which offers life-changing camp experiences for children with serious health challenges and their families.  
Julie Avery

Julie Avery

Vice President, Controller
Ms. Avery joined the Fortis group of companies in 2011. She led the finance function at Newfoundland Power until 2017 at which time she moved to Fortis Inc. and assumed leadership roles in executive compensation and financial planning. She was appointed Senior Director, Finance of Fortis in 2020 at which time her role was broadened to include responsibility of the entire finance function. She was appointed Vice President, Controller of Fortis in 2022.  
   
Ms. Avery holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Memorial University and is a member of the Association of Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador. 
  
Her community involvement includes acting as Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors for Commissionaires Newfoundland and Labrador.
Tanya Finlay

Tanya Finlay

Vice President, People and Culture
Ms. Finlay joined the Fortis group of companies in 2009. She led the corporate human resource function with Fortis Properties until 2015 and was subsequently appointed Director, Talent Management and Human Resources with Fortis Inc. She was appointed Vice President, People and Culture in 2023 and is responsible for the enterprise’s human resources strategy, talent management, diversity, equity and inclusion.     
 
Before joining Fortis, Ms. Finlay’s work experience was concentrated in Newfoundland and Labrador’s public health sector, where she held progressively senior human resource management roles, including Vice President, Human Resources with the province’s second-largest regional health authority. 
 
Ms. Finlay earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Memorial University and a Master of Industrial Relations from Queen’s University.  
 
She has served as a board director in the non-profit and financial services sectors and represented Fortis as Diversity Champion with the Women Executive Network (WXN), a national organization dedicated to propelling the advancement of diverse women across Canada. 
Karen Gosse

Karen Gosse

Vice President, Finance
Ms. Gosse’s career with the Fortis Group spans almost 20 years. She was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fortis Properties from 2013-2015. She joined the Fortis organization in 2004 as an Internal Auditor at Fortis Properties, and in 2005 was appointed Manager, Financial Reporting with Fortis, a position she held for eight years. Karen was appointed Vice President, Planning and Forecasting in 2015, a position she held for three years. She was appointed Vice President, Treasury and Planning of Fortis in 2018, Vice President, Controller in 2021 and Vice President, Finance in 2022. 
 
Ms. Gosse holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Memorial University and is a member of the Association of Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador. 
 
Ms. Gosse serves on the Board of Directors of CPA Canada (Audit Committee), Gymnastics Newfoundland and Labrador and, as of May 2023,  Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (TSX:  CUP.U).
Keri Glitch

Keri Glitch

Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Ms. Glitch’s career began in the energy sector in 2005. She provides information technology and cybersecurity oversight at Fortis. Before joining Fortis, she was Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). She was responsible for integrating MISO’s technology functions and developing long-term digital strategy to enable reliable and secure operations for future grid requirements. A veteran technology leader, Ms. Glitch also formally served as the Chief Security Officer for AVANGRID and Chief Information Officer for Iberdrola USA.

Ms. Glitch holds a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Geneseo and a Master of Science in multidisciplinary studies from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Her former board experience includes Midwest Reliability Organization, where she served as Chair of their Organizational Group Oversight committee.

Kealey Martin

Kealey Martin

Vice President, Sustainability and Climate Strategy
Ms. Martin’s career with Fortis spans almost 20 years. She’s held positions with Fortis Inc., Fortis Properties, and Newfoundland Power.  Prior to becoming Director, Sustainability in 2019, Ms. Martin led the Investor Relations team at Fortis Inc., where she assisted in growing the shareholder profile of Fortis and listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange.  She was appointed Vice President, Sustainability and Climate Strategy in 2023. 
 
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration from Memorial University. Ms. Martin is a member of the Association of Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador and has a Certified Professional in Investor Relations designation. 
 
Ms. Martin volunteers and supports several non-profit organizations, including serving as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador. 
Karen McCarthy

Karen McCarthy

Vice President, Communications and Government Relations

Ms. McCarthy has been with the Fortis group of companies for over a decade, joining Newfoundland Power in 2013 as Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communications and subsequently Director, Customer and Corporate Relations. She joined Fortis Inc. in 2016 as Director, Communications and Corporate Affairs and was appointed Vice President, Communications and Corporate Affairs in 2018 and to her current role in 2023. Ms. McCarthy was previously President of an Atlantic Canadian public affairs consulting firm for seven years. She spent 15 years in the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial public service with senior roles in communications, cabinet operations, energy, labour relations and intergovernmental affairs. She holds a Bachelor of Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University and a Master of Education (Leadership) from Memorial University. She was awarded the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) in 2017.

Ms. McCarthy is Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Independent Appointments Commission, Past Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter of ICD, and past Regent and Committee Chair on Memorial University's Board of Regents. Ms. McCarthy serves on the Board of Directors of Maritime Electric, a Fortis Utility. She is active within the Canadian Electricity Association and Edison Electric Institute and is an avid arts and business volunteer.


Regan O’Dea

Regan O’Dea

Vice President, General Counsel

Prior to joining Fortis Inc. in 2014, Regan worked in private practice in Newfoundland and Labrador where he represented the interests of Fortis Inc., and in-house with a national insurance company. 

Regan graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Science in 1997 and from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Laws in 2000. He was admitted to the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001. Regan holds the CIC.C designation (Certified In-House Counsel-Canada) having contributed to the program’s early development and worked as part-time faculty at Memorial University business school. 

He currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Newfoundland Power Inc. and FortisOntario Inc., both Fortis utilities. 

Kevin Woodbury

Kevin Woodbury

Vice President, Innovation and Technology
Mr. Woodbury’s career with Fortis spans nearly 20 years. Since 2016, he has worked in director roles in business development and innovation. Prior to that, he worked at Fortis Properties where he held various leadership positions in regional hotel operations and human resources.  
   
Mr. Woodbury earned a Master of Business Administration at Memorial University and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Therapy at Dalhousie University. He is also a graduate of the Energy Executive Course at the University of Idaho. 
  
Mr. Woodbury is active in the community. He currently chairs the Board of Opera on the Avalon, the largest opera company east of Montreal. He also serves on the Board of Shorefast Social Enterprises, a suite of social businesses including the award-winning Fogo Island Inn, that are part of the Shorefast charity. Mr. Woodbury is also on the Board of the Alliance for Transportation Electrification and is active with the Edison Electric Institute and Electric Power Research Institute.