The Corporations Nominating Panel recommends that:

1.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Hydro Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 10, 2016:

- Derek Cowbourne

- David Williams

2. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Hydro Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting on December 11, 2016 and ending on December 10, 2017, and until successors are appointed:

- Case Ootes

- Mary Ellen Richardson

3. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Hydro Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 10, 2017, and until successors are appointed:

- Brian Chu

- Tamara Kronis

- David McFadden

- John West

- Howard Wetston

- Heather Zordel

4. City Council nominate the following candidate to the Toronto Hydro Board as Chair:

- David Williams

5.  City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1, 2, and 3 remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.

Candidates' Biographies:

Brian Chu

Brian Chu is a commercial real estate lawyer with 30 years of experience in acquisitions, dispositions and financings of all types of commercial real estate, retirement homes and long-term care facilities. Named by his peers as one of Canada’s best real estate lawyers since 2006, he has worked as a business lawyer with extensive public sector, financial and business experience, and has board level activity in the areas of energy, post-secondary education, arts and culture.

Derek Cowbourne

Derek is the former Chief Operating Officer of the Independent Electricity System Operator and has many years of leadership in the electricity industry in Canada and the USA. He has significant experience in the oversight and management of regulated provincial and municipal corporations. Derek is a Manchester University graduate, a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and an Institute of Corporate Directors certified Director.

Tamara Kronis

Tamara Kronis is a Toronto-based entrepreneur and lawyer. A graduate of Brandeis University, University of Toronto and George Brown College, Tamara worked as a commercial lawyer at Tory's LLP for several years before switching tracks, first to become legal counsel for a large UK business processing outsourcing company, and then to become a goldsmith and operate her own successful jewellery business in Toronto.

David McFadden

David McFadden has acted as counsel to corporations, municipalities and utilities involved in the generation, distribution, marketing, transmission and financing of energy. David currently is Counsel in Gowlings’ Toronto office. He is Chair of the Canadian and International Infrastructure Advisory Boards of Fengate Capital Management and is Chairman of the Ontario Energy Association. David is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Energy Council of Canada.

Case Ootes

In 1997, Mr. Ootes was appointed as the first Deputy Mayor of the amalgamated City of Toronto and played a leading role in the successful integration of the six former municipalities. During his 22 years as an elected representative he served on many committees, agencies and boards. Most recently he served as Chair of Mayor Tory's Transition Team. Mr. Ootes holds an MBA from York University and prior to his public service career had a distinguished management career with Imperial Oil.

Mary Ellen Richardson

Mary Ellen’s career in the oil, natural gas and electricity industries spans 30 years and has included roles in marketing and sales to residential, business and industrial customers in Canada and the United States. She has also held executive and operating responsibility for legal and regulatory affairs, facilitation, market planning, stakeholder management, public relations, media relations and government liaison activities. Ms. Richardson holds an Honours degree in Economics.

John West

John West is a senior partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP where he practises exclusively labour and employment law. Mr. West was the former National Chair of his firm’s Employment and Labour Law Group and from 2008 to 2012 was Managing Partner of the firm’s Toronto Office. He is certified as a Specialist in Labour Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada and rated in major legal publications as one of Canada’s leading labour law practitioners.

Howard Wetston

Howard Wetston was CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission from 2010-2015, Vice-Chair from 1999-2004, and Chair and CEO of the Ontario Energy Board from 2003-10. He has served as a Trial Judge at the Federal Court of Canada, Ex-officio Judge of the Appeal Division, and Director of Investigations and Research at the Bureau of Competition Policy. He is an Advisory Board member for The Program on Ethics in Law and Business at the University of Toronto and is a member of the Shannon School of Business Advisory Board.

David Williams

David Williams has a career spanning 40 years in the retail service sector in Canada, including terms as CFO Loblaw Companies Ltd, President, Loblaw’s Eastern Canada Operations, President and CEO of the Workplace Safety Insurance Board, and a 10 year term with Shoppers Drug Mart as Director, Chair of the Board, and Interim President and CEO. He has been involved with many community and charitable organizations with his main focus being those directed at children at risk.

Heather Zordel

Heather Zordel is a lawyer whose practice focuses on corporate finance, securities regulatory compliance and governance for listed companies and investment funds. She is a Co-Director of the Osgoode Hall LL.M. (Securities) program, a past chair of the Securities Advisory Committee to the Ontario Securities Commission, was a member of the federal Expert Panel on Securities Regulation, and has served on corporate, non-profit and condo boards. She is also a writer & regular media commentator.

The Corporations Nominating Panel will conduct interviews and recommend eight candidates to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.