Board & Governance

Board of Directors

Ian Robertson

Independent Director

Oakville, Ontario
Canada

Chief Executive Officer, Northern Genesis Holdings

Ian Robertson joined the Emera Board of Directors in 2022. He is Chair of the Safety and Risk Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Currently, Ian is a principal of the Northern Genesis Capital Group an investment group focused on identifying and investing in energy transition businesses. He is the former CEO of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., a publicly traded, diversified, international generation, transmission, and distribution utility. He was also the founder and principal of Algonquin Power’s predecessor, Algonquin Power Corporation Inc., a private independent power developer formed in 1988.

A Professional Engineer, Ian earned his Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Waterloo. He also received a Master of Business Administration from York University, a Global Professional Master of Laws degree from the University of Toronto and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Additionally, he has completed the Chartered Director program of the Directors College (McMaster University) and holds the certification of C. Dir. (Chartered Director).

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