30.11.2023 00:09:19 - dpa-AFX: GNW-Adhoc: Northland Power Announces Appointment of Ellen Smith to Its Board of Directors
TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northland Power Inc. ("Northland" or
the "Company") (TSX: NPI) announces the expansion of its Board of Directors from
nine to ten members and the appointment of Ellen Smith as a Director, effective
November 29, 2023.
Ms. Smith brings over 35 years of leadership experience within the power and
utilities sector. After spending her early career at original equipment
manufacturers GE Power Systems and Pratt & Whitney, Ms. Smith led a co-gen
business initiative and power & utilities facilities at a refinery of Hess
Corp., and led U.S. Operations at National Grid, which included gas and electric
transmission and distribution, LNG operations and power generation. For the last
decade, Ms. Smith has been the Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, where
she advises clients on strategy operational issues, and corporate finance, with
a focus on power and utilities and EPC clients. Ms. Smith serves as an expert in
complex power and utilities litigation and in administering contracts for large
capital portfolio projects.
"We are excited to welcome Ellen to Northland's Board," said John Brace, Chair
of Northland's Board of Directors. "It is important that Northland continues to
add to its leadership strength as the company focuses on executing development
of complex, large-scale projects across geographies. Ellen's broad industry
experience and extensive background advising on complex commercial and strategic
matters will be invaluable to Northland."
Ms. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Master of
Science in Engineering, Power Systems, both from Union College, Schenectady and
is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
ABOUT NORTHLAND POWER
Northland Power is a global power producer dedicated to helping the clean energy
transition by producing electricity from clean renewable resources. Founded in
1987, Northland has a long history of developing, building, owning and operating
clean and green power infrastructure assets and is a global leader in offshore
wind. In addition, Northland owns and manages a diversified generation mix
including onshore renewables, efficient natural gas energy, as well as supplying
energy through a regulated utility.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with global offices in eight countries,
Northland owns or has an economic interest in approximately 3.4GW (net 2.9GW) of
operating capacity. The Company also has a significant inventory of projects in
construction and in various stages of development encompassing approximately
15GW of potential capacity.
Publicly traded since 1997, Northland's common shares, Series 1 and Series 2
preferred shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols NPI,
NPI.PR.A and NPI.PR.B, respectively.
For further information, please contact:
Adam Beaumont, Vice President or Dario Neimarlija, Vice President
Phone: 647-288-1019
Email: investorrelations@northlandpower.com
Website: northlandpower.com
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