Board of Directors
Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Nancy Dorn is a retired corporate executive and U.S. government official now serving on several private sector, governmental and non-profit boards.
Ms. Dorn retired from the General Electric Company in 2017 after serving for 14 years as the leader of the companys government affairs and policy group. Prior to her career at GE, she served in a number of high-ranking positions in the U.S. Government, including Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush and Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) under President George H.W. Bush. She also worked in the Reagan Administration as Special Assistant to the President and in the State and Defense Departments.
Ms. Dorn also serves on the Board of Governors of the Argonne National Laboratory and on the Saint Simons Island Land Trust in Saint Simons, Georgia.
Ms. Dorn is a graduate of Baylor University.
Mr. Cutler is the Chief Executive Officer of StockX, a leading e-commerce. Prior to joining StockX, Mr. Cutler served as Senior Vice President of the Americas at eBay, Inc., from 2017- 2019. From 2015- 2017, he served as President of StubHub. Before joining StubHub, Mr. Cutler spent nine years as Executive Vice President at the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Cutler holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He currently serves on the boards of Brookfield Renewable Partners, Brookfield Renewable Corporation, Vibrant Emotional Health, and is a trustee on the National Advisory Committee for his alma mater BYU. Before joining the Board of Brookfield Renewable Mr. Cutler served on the Board of Brookfield Property Partners.
Member of the Audit Committee
Mr. Westwell was the Chief Executive Officer of EFR Group BV, a European fuel distributor and retailer, (2015 2016). He was the Chief Executive Officer of Silver Ridge Power Inc., a global solar power company (2013-2014). He held various management and executive positions for BP plc in South Africa, United States, and United Kingdom (1988-2007). These executive positions include Chief Executive Officer for BP Solar and Chief Executive Officer for BP Alternative Energy. He served as Group Chief of Staff and member of BP Plcs executive management team in the United Kingdom (2008-2011). He also worked for Eskom Holdings Limited, the South African power utility, in several operational capacities.
Mr. Westwell is a Director and Member of the Audit Committee, the Safety, Social and Ethics Committee, the Capital Investment Committee and is Chairman of the Digital, Information Management and Hedging Committee of Sasol Pty Limited, a global oil and chemical company. He is a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Control Risks Pty Ltd a specialist global risk consultancy.
Mr. Westwell holds a Bachelor of Science, Engineering from the University of Natal, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Cape Town and a Masters of Science in Management from Stanford University.
Chair and Designated Financial Expert of the Audit Committee
Ms. Zuccotti was formerly Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Expedia, Inc. (2005-2011). Prior to joining Expedia, Ms. Zuccotti was the Director, Enterprise Risk Services of Deloitte & Touche LLP (2003-2005). Ms. Zuccotti is a director of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. where she is the Chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Zuccotti is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and received her Masters of Business Administration, majoring in accounting and finance, from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in political science, from Trinity College.
Mr. Blidner is a Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield Asset Management and is responsible for strategic planning and transaction execution. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Asset Management’s Private Funds Group. He is the Chair and a director of Brookfield Business Partners L.P., and a director of Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Property Partners L.P. and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2000, Mr. Blidner was a senior partner at Goodman & Carr LLP, a Toronto-based law firm. He received his LL.B from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Bar in Ontario as a Gold Medalist.
Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Mr. Maroun was formerly the Executive Chairman of ING Real Estate Canada, and held executive positions in a number of real estate companies where he was responsible for overseeing operations, real estate transactions, asset and property management, as well as many other related functions. Mr. Maroun is a director of Brookfield Property Partners L.P. where he is a member of the Audit Committee and the chairperson of the Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Maroun is also Chairman of Sigma Real Estate Advisors and Sigma Capital Corporation and is on the board of directors and is Chairman of Summit Industrial Income REIT. Mr. Maroun graduated from the University of New Brunswick in 1972 with a Bachelors degree, majoring in psychology, followed by a series of post graduate studies in finance and mortgage underwriting. In January of 2007, Mr. Maroun was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Randy MacEwen has served as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Ballard Power Systems since 2014. He has held executive roles in clean energy companies for 20 years, including in hydrogen, fuel cells and solar. In his earlier career, he was a lawyer specializing in M&A and corporate finance. Mr. MacEwen represents Ballard as a supporting member of the Hydrogen Council. Mr. MacEwen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Law degree.
Member of the Audit Committee
Eleazar de Carvalho Filho is a founding partner of Virtus BR Partners, an independent advisory company. He was formerly the President and Managing Director of the Brazilian National Development Bank and has served as the Chief Executive Officer for Unibanco Investment Bank. He served as the non-executive Chairman of BHP Billiton Brazil (2006-2011) and served on the board of directors of Petrobras, Eletrobrás and Vale, among others. Mr. de Carvalho Filho is currently Chairman of Oi S.A. He also serves on the board of directors of TechnipFMC plc and Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (Grupo Pão de Açúcar). He is the President of the Board of Trustees of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. de Carvalho Filho holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics from New York University.
Dr. Sarah Deasley has been a director of the Corporation since May 5, 2022 and is also a director of the general partner of BEP. Dr. Deasley began her career as an economist with the UK’s newly created electricity regulator before moving to consultancy in 1994. She is recognised for her work on the implications of the move to a low-carbon economy, including in the areas of hydrogen transition, renewables, CCUS and heat decarbonisation. She was appointed an Executive Director of Frontier Economics, one of Europe’s largest economic consultancies, in 2013 where she focuses predominantly on the energy sector and was also appointed as a Non-Executive Director at the North Sea Transition Authority in 2020 where she serves on Nomination, Remuneration and the Audit and Risk Committees. Dr. Deasley has served as a trustee of Sustainability First since 2015 and a member of Carbon Connect’s Advisory Board since 2018. Dr. Deasley has a PhD in Economics from Imperial College, London.