Northland Announces International Energy Transition Executive Christine Healy as New President and CEO
02 December 2024 - 11:00PM
Northland Power Inc. (TSX:
NPI)
(
“Northland” or the
“Company”)
announced today that the Board of Directors has appointed energy
transition leader Christine Healy as President and Chief Executive
Officer, effective February 5, 2025. In addition to serving as
President and CEO, Ms. Healy will also be appointed as a Director
of the Company, subject to confirmation at the next Annual General
Meeting of shareholders in 2025.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am
delighted to announce the appointment of Christine Healy as
Northland’s President and CEO,” said John Brace, Interim President
& CEO and Board Chair. “After completing a comprehensive global
search, we are confident that Christine’s extensive leadership
experience, proven track record in creating value and her deep
understanding of the energy sector will bring invaluable expertise
to lead Northland’s future. Under Christine’s leadership, Northland
will continue to focus on its near-term goal of bringing our three
large construction programs to commercial operations, while working
with the senior management team to drive growth that will continue
to create long-term value for our stakeholders. We look forward to
working closely with Christine as we embark on this exciting new
chapter together.”
With over 20 years of experience in managing
multi-billion-dollar businesses, Ms. Healy brings a wealth of
expertise in mergers and acquisitions, as well as global leadership
in sustainability and energy transition. Ms. Healy joins Northland
from AtkinsRéalis, where she served as President of Asia, the
Middle East and Australia. Prior to that, she held senior executive
roles at TotalEnergies for more than five years, including Senior
Vice President of Carbon Neutrality and Continental Europe. In
these positions, she spearheaded initiatives to achieve sustainable
emissions reductions across TotalEnergies’ global portfolio and led
carbon capture, storage projects and nature-based solutions
worldwide. Ms. Healy also served as President & CEO of Total
E&P Canada, where she led a multi-billion-dollar energy
business to record profitability through innovative cost and
transportation strategies. She has also held senior positions as
Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel at Maersk Oil and Gas
and Vice President of North America Business Development at Statoil
(now Equinor). As an accomplished Canadian leader, Ms. Healy has
consistently delivered new business opportunities, fostered strong
stakeholder relationships and led teams through complex
negotiations. A current board member of CNRL, one of Canada's
largest companies, her experience spans living in five countries
and managing teams across more than 20 countries, enabling her to
drive cross-cultural collaboration and deliver innovative solutions
that create lasting positive change. Christine will be based at
Northland’s headquarters in Toronto.
“I am thrilled and honoured to join Northland as
President and CEO,” said Ms. Healy. “The Company has established
itself as a leader in sustainable energy solutions and I am eager
to build on this strong foundation. Together with Northland’s
talented people, we will continue to innovate, expand its global
energy portfolio, and create long-term value for stakeholders and
communities. I am excited about the journey ahead and look forward
to contributing to Northland’s continued success.”
ABOUT NORTHLAND POWER
Northland Power is a global power producer
dedicated to helping the clean energy transition by producing
electricity from clean renewable resources. Founded in 1987,
Northland has a long history of developing, building, owning and
operating clean and green power infrastructure assets and is a
global leader in offshore wind. In addition, Northland owns and
manages a diversified generation mix including onshore renewables,
natural gas energy, as well as supplying energy through a regulated
utility.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with global
offices in eight countries, Northland owns or has an economic
interest in approximately 3.2GW (net 2.8GW) of operating capacity.
The Company also has a significant inventory of projects in
construction and in various stages of development encompassing
approximately 12GW of potential capacity.
Publicly traded since 1997, Northland's common
shares, Series 1 and Series 2 preferred shares trade on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbols NPI, NPI.PR.A and
NPI.PR.B, respectively.
For further information, please
contact:
Dario Neimarlija, Vice President, FP&A and
Investor
Relations647-288-1019investorrelations@northlandpower.com
Victor Gravili, Head of Global Brand &
Integrated
Communications647-288-1105communications@northlandpower.com
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