The Canadian Gas Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Leigh Ann Shoji-Lee, President of Pacific Northern Gas Limited, as the Association’s new Chair of the Board of Directors.
Ms. Shoji-Lee has been the President of PNG since 2016. She has experience in both the natural gas and electric utility sectors in British Columbia and Ontario, and in the energy service sector. From 2014 to 2016, she was Vice-President, Manufacturing and Shared Services for Britco LP and from 2011 to 2013, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Utility Construction Corporation. Prior to this, Ms. Shoji-Lee was Senior Vice-President, Field Operations at BC Hydro from 2008 to 2010. She has also had various senior leadership roles at Union Gas Limited, including Vice President Operations and Vice President Engineering, Construction, Storage and Transmission Operations.
The Board of Directors has also nominated Malini Giridhar, Vice-President, Business Development and Regulatory at Enbridge Gas Inc., to serve as 1st Vice-Chair, and Jason Sharpe, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution for ATCO, to serve as 2nd Vice-Chair.
Quotes:
“It is an honour to be named Chair of CGA. Our industry serves over 7 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across Canada – approximately two-thirds of the Canadian public – with clean and reliable energy. Perhaps most important at a time of increasing cost pressures for Canadian businesses and families – pressures I see clearly from my vantage point in British Columbia – we offer the most affordable energy option. I look forward to working in my new capacity to find ways to extend this affordability advantage to more Canadians.”
Leigh Ann Shoji-Lee
President, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.
Chair, Canadian Gas Association
“Enbridge Gas Inc. is Canada’s largest gas utility, serving approximately 3.5 million customers in Ontario. We are delighted to bring this Ontario voice to the CGA Executive. We believe our industry’s product and infrastructure are uniquely suited to deliver innovation in energy services to all Canadians, to meet environmental objectives while building a competitive advantage. In my capacity as 1st Vice-Chair, I intend to work closely with my colleagues across the country.”
Malini Giridhar
Vice-President, Business Development and Regulatory, Enbridge Gas Inc.
1st Vice Chair, Canadian Gas Association
“ATCO is committed to ensuring natural gas remains a part of Alberta’s energy mix while delivering simple, affordable and green energy solutions for our customers. I’m excited to take on this new role at CGA and deepen the national understanding of the Canadian natural gas advantage.”
Jason Sharpe
Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution, ATCO
2nd Vice Chair, Canadian Gas Association
“Leigh Ann, Malini and Jason are well respected in the energy industry and bring with them a wealth of knowledge that will be instrumental in advancing the value proposition of natural gas and our infrastructure. CGA and its members have a long history of providing affordable, clean, safe and efficient energy solutions to customers from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Our new Executive Committee members and the rest of the CGA Board members are committed to build on that history and deliver even greater benefit to Canadians with our country’s foundation fuel, natural gas.”
Timothy M. Egan
President and CEO
Canadian Gas Association
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About CGA
The Canadian Gas Association (CGA) is the voice of Canada’s natural gas distribution industry and its members are distribution companies, transmission companies, equipment manufacturers and other service providers. Natural gas has a central place in Canada’s energy mix meeting 35 per cent of the country’s energy needs. Today, in over 7.1 million homes, apartments, buildings, businesses, hospitals and schools, customers representing two-thirds of Canadians rely on natural gas for heat and power.
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Aysha Raad
Director, Communications
Canadian Gas Association
Office: 613-748-0057 ext. 310
araad@cga.mydev.ca
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