Executive Committee
CIGRE Canada is governed by an Executive Committee whose members are elected by CIGRE Canada membership. The Executive Committee is composed of a chair, an immediate former chair, a vice-chair, a secretary-treasurer, and a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of fourteen (14) elected members. A maximum of three (3) members may be individual members. The terms of office of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be four (4) years, commencing between January 1st and beginning of a CIGRE biennial session year and ending between January 1st and the beginning of the second following CIGRE biennial session year.
Mohamed M. Rashwan, Chairman
Mohamed Rashwan has spent most of his career with Manitoba Hydro, where he has worked on the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of HVDC. For the past eight years, as President of the consulting firm TransGrid Solutions, he provides counsel to utilities around the world. Mohamed Rashwan is a Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a Distinguished Member of CIGRE. He has been active in CIGRE technical committees since 1982, chaired several working groups, acted as Canadian representative on study committee B4, and been a member of the executive since 1992. Mohamed Rashwan obtained a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba. Currently, he is also an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba.
Geoff Ogram, Vice Chairman
Geoff Ogram recently retired from Hydro One, the Ontario-based transmission and distribution company, after a 30-year career with Hydro One and Ontario Hydro. Geoff was Senior Vice President, Special Advisor to the President and CEO, where he assisted in ongoing development of the organization to meet industry challenges and new business opportunities. Geoff was also responsible for Hydro One Telecom. Prior to this, Geoff headed Hydro One's Asset Management group, responsible for planning Hydro One's transmission and distribution investments, and its conservation and demand management program. In addition to the CIGRE Canada Executive Committee, Geoff is a member of the Board of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. He has a Ph.D. in Physics, and has completed the Senior Executive Program at Columbia University in New York.
Jean Guay, Secretary-Treasurer
Mr. Jean Guay is Vice-President and General Manager, Power & Industrial Systems. Since joining ABB in 1989 he has held successively senior positions, both in Canada and Switzerland. Prior to this appointment, he was Vice-President, Sales & Marketing for the Power Products & Systems Divisions in Canada. Mr. Guay holds a bachelor's degree in Physics Engineering from the École Polytechnique de Montréal.
Prabha S. Kundur, Past Chairman
Prabha Kundur currently heads Kundur Power System Solutions based in Toronto. Formerly President and CEO of Powertech Labs, a subsidiary of BC Hydro, he also held senior positions at Ontario Hydro for nearly 25 years. Prabha Kundur holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and is the author of Power System Stability and Control. He has also taught at the University of British Columbia, the University of Manitoba, and the University of Toronto. In 2003, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Active in CIGRE for many years, Prabha Kundur has served as Chair of the CIGRE Study Committee C4 from 2002 to 2006. He was recipient of the CIGRE Technical Committee Award, and named CIGRE Honorary Member.
Mike Bartel
Mike Bartel is the Vice President of Asset Management at AltaLink, Canada's first independent transmission company. With more than $1.5 billion in assets, including 11,000 km of transmission lines and approximately 260 substations, AltaLink is Alberta's largest electric transmission owner and operator providing transmission service to more than 85 per cent of Albertans. A registered professional engineer in Alberta, Mike has more than 21 years of engagement in the electricity and power industry. His career experience includes background in Asset Management and Operations having held various leadership roles within Engineering, Major Maintenance, Strategic Planning, Project Development and Operations. Mike prides himself in bringing people, technical and business ideas together in innovative and practical ways to improve decision making and bottom line results. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Calgary. He has also completed the Executive MBA Program at the Banff School of Advanced Management.
Robert B. Brennan
Robert Brennan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Manitoba Hydro, where he has worked for his entire professional career. Before his current position, he was Senior Vice-President, Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer for Manitoba Hydro. He serves as a director on the boards of the Canadian Electricity Association and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. He is also Director and Treasurer of Hospice and Palliative Care Manitoba. As chartered accountant, he has been elected a "Fellow of the Chartered Accountants" (FCA) by the Manitoba Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Alden Briggs
At the New Brunswick System Operator (NBSO) Mr. Briggs manages the Power System Engineering department and is responsible for providing all aspects of engineering from real time support of the NBSO control room to long term power system planning. He is also responsible for any and all System Impact Studies (SIS), Compliance with all the NERC, NPCC Standards and Criteria as well as the documentation management for the NBSO. Mr. Briggs graduated from University of New Brunswick (UNB) in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Paul Dufresne
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Masoud Farzaneh
Masoud Farzaneh is Director-founder of the International Research Center CENGIVRE, Chairholder of the CIGELE NSERC/Hydro-Quebec Industrial Chair and of the INGIVRE Canada Research Chair related to power engineering in cold climate regions at UQAC. He authored or co-authored more than 460 technical papers, and 18 books or book chapters. He has so far trained more than 100 postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Actively involved with CIGRÉ and IEEE for many years, Dr Farzaneh is presently Convenor of CIGRE WG B2.44 on coatings for protection of overhead lines during winter conditions, IEEE DEIS Technical Vice-President, Chairman of the IEEE DEIS Outdoor Insulation Committee and member of the Editorial Board of several journals. Prof. Farzaneh is Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). His contributions and achievements in research and teaching have been recognized by the attribution of a number of prestigious prizes and awards at national and international levels.
Denis Faubert
As General Manager of Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ) since January 2007, Dr. Faubert is a seasoned manager of R&D and technological innovation. Prior to joining IREQ, he was General Director of R&D Programs for Defence R&D Canada within the Canadian Department of National Defence. He holds a doctorate in laser physics and is the author of a large number of technical papers and presentations on lasers, optical and microwave sensors and remote sensing systems. He has been recognized for his managerial skills, receiving many prizes for his scientific leadership. Dr. Faubert sits on many national and international bodies, including CIGRE, the International Electrical Research Exchange (IERE), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's Committee on Research Partnerships, the Center of Excellence for Energy Efficiency, Techno-Montréal dealing with regional development and the Research Application Development Group (SOVAR), an organization responsible for technology transfer of university R&D.
Patrick Hogan
Patrick Hogan is the VP of T&D Engineering and Design for BC Hydro. BC Hydro provides high-value, reliable power to fuel economic growth in British Columbia, is the third largest electric utility in Canada, and serves 1.8 million customers in an area containing over 94% of British Columbia's population. Patrick's previous roles include the Senior Vice President of Distribution Asset Management and Engineering for National Grid and VP of T&D for KeySpan. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Hofstra University.
Robert Isbister
Mr. Isbister has been with Alstom Grid for nearly 20 years, where he has pursued all of his professional career. He is currently General Manager, Systems Unit for Alstom Grid in Canada. He has held various positions of increasing responsibility in several units. Prior to his current responsibilities, he held the position of Commercial and Operations Director, High Voltage Products. He is an active member of several associations, such as the AIEQ (Association of the Electric Industry of Quebec) and the IEPE (the Institute of Electrical Power Engineering), as well as member of CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems). He also serves as a member of the steering committee of Alstom Grid Canada Inc. Mr. Isbister holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Laval University of Quebec city.
Daniel Muldoon
Dan Muldoon is President and COO at Emera Utility Services in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has over 23 years of prior experience with Emera companies. He has previously held the positions of General Manager of Customer Operations for Nova Scotia Power as well as a number of increasingly senior Engineering, Supervisory and Management positions in both Power Production and Customer Operations. Some of these positions included director of Regional Operations, Regional Manager (Sydney Region) and Production Manager at both Lingan and Point Aconi Generating Stations. Dan has previously served on both the Transmission and Distribution Councils for the Canadian Electricity Association and is a past board member of the Cape Breton Partnership. He has received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1987.
William Smith
As the Senior Vice President of the Energy Sector in Canada, Mr. Smith is responsible for all Energy Sector operations at Siemens in Canada. Prior to joining Siemens, he worked for twenty-one years at Ontario Hydro and Ontario Power Generation. He is a Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Engineering degree (with distinction) from Carleton University and an MBA from York University. He is on the Board of Energy Council of Canada, Board Director, Member of Executive Committee; Ontario Energy Network, Board Director; Siemens Transformers Canada Inc., Board Director; TurboCare Canada, Board Director. Mr. Smith is also Member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and a CIGRE Study Committee Representative - SC D2 - Information Systems and Telecommunications.
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