Appointee Biographies

GEOFF OWEN

Geoff Owen is a Principal at Foresight Strategic Advisors, a consulting firm that helps organizations manage complex strategic challenges, focusing on regulated entities, professional associations, and the broader public sector. Prior to his consulting career, Mr. Owen worked for 10 years directly for leading global financial institutions, including RBC, the Canadian Bankers Association, and ABN Amro Bank NV in London, UK. His career began working in the Ontario government as a policy advisor in three different ministries. He has a BA (Hons.) in Political Studies from Queen’s University and an MSc (International Political Economy) from the London School of Economics. And he was awarded a certificate for completing the Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

MARIE OSWALD

Marie Oswald was appointed a part-time board member in 2020. A senior lawyer, compliance professional and independent director from Oakville Ontario, she served for 11 years, until 2019, on the Board of Directors of Oakville Enterprises, the parent company of Oakville Hydro (a significant GTA local distribution company). She served as Chair of the Board of both companies between 2014 and 2019. Her professional experience includes senior roles as both a market regulator and within regulated firms. A dedicated volunteer, she chairs the Board of charity ArtHouse for Children & Youth, which delivers arts programming free of charge to vulnerable and disadvantaged children and youth in Halton Region. She also serves on the Ontario Justice Sector Audit Committee and on the board of the Oakville Municipal Development Corporation.

CARLA CARMICHAEL

Carla is a retired nuclear energy leader with over 30 years of experience in financial, commercial and project management and strategic planning. Carla joined the Ontario energy industry in 2009 where she held executive level roles at Ontario Power Generation in finance and project management and oversaw the Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability. Prior to joining the energy sector, Carla held several senior positions in the wireless mobile industry. She is Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee for Ontario Tech’s Board and has been a member of the CANDU Owners Group, Durham College Foundation and Durham Region Soccer Association boards. Carla is a recipient of the WIN Harriet Brooks Award and the OPG President's Award. Carla is a CPA (CA), with a BA (Hons), MBA and ICD.D. Carla now resides in Trent Lakes with her husband of 33 years after raising her family in Durham Region. She is an advocate of clean energy technologies and their value to climate change solutions.

DAVID BUTTERS

David Butters is an accomplished leader with more than 20 years of experience in Ontario's energy sector. He has worked in both the Ontario and federal governments, as well as the private sector. His expertise includes corporate communications and stakeholder engagement, energy regulatory and policy matters, and electricity market operations and issues. He was formerly president and Chief Executive Officer of an Ontario trade association focused on power generation.

FREDERIC WAKS

Mr. Waks is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Trinity Development Group, a privately held mixed-use land developer based in Toronto. Previously, he held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer at RioCan, Chair of the European Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust and Vice Chair of Extendicare Inc. He is the Chair of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre’s board of directors, past Chair of the Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation and a recipient of the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal for service to Canada and his community.