Executive Committee
CIGRE Canada is governed by an Executive Committee whose members are elected by CIGRE Canada membership for a four-year term. The Executive Committee is composed of a chair, an immediate former chair, a vice-chair, a secretary-treasurer, and a minimum of five and a maximum of ten elected members. A maximum of three members may be individual members.
Prabha S. Kundur, Chair
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.
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.
Mohamed M. Rashwan, Vice Chair
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.
Yves Filion, Past Chair
Yves Filion has worked for thirty-five years with Hydro-Québec, where he has held increasingly senior positions, including deputy chief executive officer and chief financial officer. From 2001 to 2003, he was president of Hydro-Québec Distribution, and subsequently was named president of Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie, a position he served until 2006. Yves Filion sits on various boards including, since 2007, the Montréal Port Authority. He is a fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and a Herald of the Université de Sherbrooke. From 2004 to 2008, he was also President of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE).
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. A chartered accountant, he was recently 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.
Denis Faubert
Senior Manager of Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ) since January 2007, Mr. Faubert has a vast knowledge of the challenges related to the management of research and development and technological innovation activities. During his whole career, he has worked in the scientific field, assuming research and R&D management responsibilities. Before being appointed to IREQ, he was General Manager of the R&D program of Defence Canada, assigned to the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Department of National Defence. Mr. Faubert has a doctor's degree in laser physics and is recognized for his qualities of leader and manager. Mr. Faubert also makes the most of his solid expertise as member of several boards and committees, among others the Board of Trustees of the International Electric Research Exchange and the Advisory Committee of the R&D collaborative program of the NSERC.
Dennis Frehlich
Dennis Frehlich is Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer at AltaLink Management. As a registered professional engineer, he has 20 years of experience in the electric industry with a focus in the areas of transmission and distribution. His career experience includes power system engineering, asset management, project management and business development. He earned his electrical engineering degree, with distinction, from the University of Saskatchewan in 1987 and has since held expanding operational leadership positions in the electric industry.
Reza Iravani
Reza Iravani received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering in 1976 from Tehran Polytechnique University. He worked as consulting engineer from 1976 to 1979. Subsequently he received his Masters and Ph.D. degrees also in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba, Canada, in 1981 and 1985 respectively. Dr. Iravani is a professor at the University of Toronto. His research interests include modeling and control of power systems, and applications of power electronics in power systems. Dr. Iravani is an IEEE Fellow and a professional engineer in Ontario.
Robert Isbister
Mr. Isbister has been with Areva T& D Canada Inc. for nearly 20 years, where he has pursued all of his professional career. He is currently General Manager, Systems Unit for Areva T& D Canada Inc. 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 Areva T& D Canada Inc. Mr. Isbister holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Laval University of Quebec.
Daniel Muldoon
Dan P. Muldoon, P. Eng. received a bachelor's degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1987. Mr. Muldoon is currently a member of the Nova Scotia Power Executive Team as General Manager of Customer Operations. Mr. Muldoon is responsible for the Transmission and Distribution system in Nova Scotia including the provincial Energy Control Center. During his 22 years with Nova Scotia Power, Dan has held a number of Engineering, Supervisory and Management positions in both Generation and T&D 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.
Geoff Ogram
Geoff Ogram is Vice-President Asset Management at Hydro One, where he is responsible for planning and managing transmission and distribution investments, as well as for their conservation and demand management program and Hydro One Telecom. He began his career at Ontario Hydro as a research scientist in the field of nuclear safety and environmental studies. Since 1991, he has held various positions of increasing responsibility, both at the corporate and at the business level, including Generation, Retail, Transmission, and Strategy and Development. He has an undergraduate degree in physics and applied mathematics, a Ph.D. in physics, and has completed the Senior Executive Program at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York.
Julius S. Pataky
Julius Pataky was appointed Vice-President, System Planning & Asset Management for British Columbia Transmission Corporation in July 2006, which he joined in 2004. He has held various managerial positions, and was most recently Director of System Planning & Asset Management. Prior to joining BCTC, he spent six years with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young as Senior Manager, Energy & Utilities, providing services to companies and governments around the world. He also spent 18 years with the ATCO Group of companies in Alberta. He has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. He is a registered professional engineer in British Columbia.
Ralph Zucker
A professional engineer with broad utility experience in engineering, economics, and strategic planning, Ralph Zucker is Director of Smart Grid Development at BC Hydro. He has been with BC Hydro since 1980 in a variety of engineering and management roles, including the management of large capital programs, the development of risk management tools and strategies, system performance management, customer interfaces, and policy development. Ralph has been active in several community leadership roles, including Leadership Vancouver, the Quality Council of BC, and the Sustainability Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Ralph has previously been the CEA Distribution Council Representative for BC Hydro, an Executive Committee Member for WEI, and held a seat on the Board of Directors with Grid Wise Alliance. He is currently an active member of the IEEE Intelligent Grid Coordinating Committee, EPRI Distribution Executive Committee and EPRI Power Delivery & Utilization Sector Council.
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