BC Hydro leadership shake-up
Posted July 21, 2017 3:03 pm.
Last Updated July 21, 2017 4:04 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – BC Hydro confirms it has had a change in leadership.
A Hydro spokeswoman says its president and CEO Jessica McDonald is no longer with the company — a decision the provincial government says would have been made by the corporation’s board of directors.
BC Hydro Statement
BC Hydro’s Board of Directors has consolidated leadership at BC Hydro.
Jessica McDonald’s contract with BC Hydro has been terminated.
Chris O’Riley has been appointed as President.
The Board wishes to express its sincere gratitude to Ms. McDonald for her exemplary leadership of and dedicated service to BC Hydro and recognizes the profound impact her vision, innovative thinking and unwavering commitment to excellence has had, and will continue to have, on the company.
O’Riley, who was BC Hydro’s deputy CEO, will not be filling the role of chief executive officer.
The change comes days after the New Democrat government announced Kenneth Peterson is the new chairman for the Crown utility, replacing Brad Bennett who was a key player in former Liberal premier Christy Clark’s re-election campaign.
Before being sworn in this week, Premier John Horgan had pledged to refer BC Hydro’s controversial Site C hydroelectric dam project to the B.C. Utilities Commission to determine if it is economic viable.
