President and CEO
AltaLink
For more than 30 years, Gary has held a variety of senior positions in the energy industry across Canada, including as Managing Director for Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada, Chief Operating Officer and now President and Chief Executive Officer of AltaLink.
Gary started his career with TransAlta and moved through a number of roles of increasing responsibility. As Director of Business Development for Western Canada, Gary developed two Alberta cogeneration projects before moving to Ontario, when he was VP of Operations, Eastern Canada for TransAlta Limited Partnership.
Following his tenure at TransAlta, Gary joined Westcoast Power as VP Operations with accountabilities for their generating portfolio. Gary then went on to join Suncor Energy in utility operations and supply chain, most recently as their Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Field Logistics.
Gary has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and is a Registered Professional Engineer with APEGA.