Oshawa Power Strengthens its Board of Directors with Four New Appointments

Mika Unterman

Member, Board of Directors

An accomplished systems thinker with a commitment to transitioning towards a circular economy. With over a decade of experience, she currently serves as the Director of Sustainability Capabilities and Planning at The Coca-Cola Company in Canada, where she has successfully spearheaded a diverse range of projects encompassing consumer packaged goods, technology, educational products, and circular economy research initiatives.

Donna Kingelin

Member, Board of Directors

Donna Kingelin is a Senior Executive who has dedicated her career to serving the elderly. She has held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Revera where she provided oversight to 26,000 employees and over 200 seniors’ residences including long-term care homes, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living residences, independent retirement residences, and was accountable for the home care division. She also served as Managing Director for Holiday Corporation where she was responsible for the Canadian portfolio of independent retirement communities. In these roles, she provided leadership in human resources, operations, financial management, program development, capital investment, and quality improvement. Ms. Kingelin is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and currently holds board positions at Kinark Child and Family Services, Pallium Canada, Extendicare Inc. and the Oshawa Power Group of Companies.

Terry Caputo, CPA, CA, C.Dir

Member, Board of Directors

Terry is an accomplished business executive with a diverse range of experience, including strategy, accounting, finance, debt issuance, infrastructure, information management, human resource matters, government relations and governance. He has held roles in several not-for-profit and public sector entities, driving and implementing transformational change. Terry is a CPA, CA and holds his Chartered Director (C.Dir.) designation from The Directors College, which is a joint venture between the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and The Conference Board of Canada.

Denise Carpenter, ICD.D, GCB.D

Chair, Board of Directors

Denise Carpenter is a highly accomplished Board Chair, Committee Chair, Director, and Executive Coach with extensive expertise in governance, strategy, risk management, acquisitions, and integrations. Adept at leading transformational change initiatives and driving organizational growth in diverse industries including health, financial services, cybersecurity, utilities, and renewable energy. Denise has been recognized for significant contributions in ESG, diversity & inclusion, and sustainability. As a BMO Honouree and member of the Diversity 50 Cohort, Denise is also active in Women Get on Board, the Institute of Corporate Directors, and The International Coach Federation.

Denise’s board experience is both deep and expansive. She has been instrumental in driving growth, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing stakeholder relations in various industries, including electricity, mining, energy, renewable energy, healthcare, and digital health. She serves as the Independent Board Chair of Oshawa Group of Companies, Blue Cross of Canada and the Chair for Ronald McDonald House Charities Toronto and several other board roles that mark her authority and expertise in governance and leadership.

Grant Buchanan, ICD.D

Member, Board of Directors

After graduating from University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Science in Physics, Grant had a career spanning over 30 years with S&C Electric Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of S&C Electric, an employee owned company based in Chicago, Illinois. S&C Electric manufactures and provides services in the specialty of medium-voltage switching, control and protection with manufacturing facilities in China, Brazil and Mexico, and an Engineering Services Centre in the UK.

In his tenure with S&C, Grant served in several Executive rolls, including President of S&C Electric Canada and Executive Vice-President, International Business. In addition to his business experience, Grant is remains active in the industry serving on Boards and Committees.

John Mauti, CA, CPA

Member, Board of Directors

John Mauti is a CA and CPA professional with extensive experience in the utilities and electricity industry. John spent 30+ years with Ontario Power Generation helping steer the company to financial strength and prosperity through key transformations and evolutions, retiring as their CFO in 2022. He also currently serves on the board of Moltex Energy Canada, a company developing leading edge Small Modular Reactor technology in the nuclear energy generation field. John is an avid golfer and skier, happily married, and the father of 3 young men.

Neel Bungaroo, LLB, MBA

Member, Board of Directors

Neel Bungaroo has expertise in corporate and commercial law, with a strong focus on renewable energy. He has worked at leading international law firms, A&O Shearman and Mourant, advising on M&A and corporate finance transactions totalling over US$3 billion.

Currently, Neel serves as General Counsel at Power Factors, where he oversees the global legal affairs of the organization. Previously, he held senior executive legal roles at Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure and Saturn Power, contributing to the development, construction, and operation of more than 1 GW of renewable energy projects across North America.

Neel holds degrees in Economics and Law, as well as an Executive MBA from Cornell University and Queen’s University.

Barbara Boyd, CPA, CA, ICD.D

Member, Board of Directors

Barbara Boyd is an accomplished global finance executive with a breadth of experience in corporate strategy, enterprise risk management, and finance. She is a respected collaborative leader and champion of inclusion and diversity. Passionate about driving sustainable long-term growth, she brings 35+ years of senior leadership experience with CPG companies Diageo Plc, Pepsi Bottling Group, and KPMG. Barbara is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and recently completed the Directors Education Program at the University of Toronto – Rotman School of Management. She currently is an Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for Steam Whistle Brewing and previously an Independent Director and Chair of the Audit and Governance committees of TSXV listed Lifeist Wellness Inc.

Dan Benoit

Member, Board of Directors

Dan Benoit is a corporate director and experienced financial professional. Throughout his 20-year finance career his focus has been on investment and project finance in the regulated utilities, renewable energy, and energy storage sectors. Since 2020, he has operated an independent consultancy serving global infrastructure firms seeking to raise debt capital. In this role, he is engaged by clients to devise and execute debt financing transactions for energy transition projects.

Robert Watson

Member, Board of Directors

Robert Watson currently serves as Chairman of Bruce Telecom. He also serves as a board member for the Oshawa Power Group of Companies and NA Helium. Previously Robert held roles as Chief Executive Officer of the Information Technology Association, Chief Executive of the Bermuda Regulatory Authority, CEO of SaskPower, and CEO of SaskTel. Prior to that he held several senior executive positions in the Canadian communications industry. Robert is a graduate in Electrical Technologies from Toronto Metropolitan University. He has attended the International Executive Development Program at the INSEAD Centre in Fontainebleau, France, as well as the Executive Management Program at Ashridge Business School in the United Kingdom. He also holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

In the community, Robert is a recipient of the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal and the Ryerson Alumni Award of Distinction and has served as the Chairman of Prostate Cancer Canada, and Board Member for One Life Makes a Difference.

Paul Kwasnik, BA, MBA

Member, Board of Directors

Paul is an accomplished leader and has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry. Today Paul is the CEO of PJK Advisory Inc. which provides advisory services to organizations to craft and execute strategies, build teams, and coach business leaders all with an aim to grow organically or through mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to that Paul served for over nine years as CEO & President of the Brantford Energy Corporation. During his tenure as CEO & President, Paul’s focus was on transforming and modernizing the business while making improvements and investments across the business, including employee and community safety; organizational development; regulatory strategy; operational efficiency; asset management; innovation; and responsive customer service. His role culminated on May 2022 with the successful merger of Brantford Power and Energy+ that resulted in the formation of the GrandBridge Corporation.

Paul brings considerable governance experience having served as a member on the Board of Directors for Brantford Power, and the Board of Governors for Wilfrid Laurier University. Paul is currently a member of the City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. Board of Directors and the St. Joseph’s Health System Board of Directors where he serves as Chair the Finance & Audit Committee and as a member of the Strategy and Business Transformation Committee .

Paul Kwasnik graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a BA in Political Science and an MBA from Queen’s University.

Charles Mongeon

Member, Board of Directors

Charles is a highly skilled technology executive and governance professional with over 30 years of experience specializing in enterprise resilience, strategic digital transformation, and IT governance across capital-intensive sectors, including Energy, telecom, and large-scale retail.

As Senior Vice President, Technology Operations Transformation at Empire Company , he drives major business modernization initiatives and is directly responsible for operational excellence and risk mitigation. His previous executive experience includes leadership roles at Google Cloud, TELUS, Capgemini, Hewlett Packard, and AT&T Canada.

Charles is fluent in French and English, and holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Ottawa, complemented by executive leadership certifications from Harvard University and the Rotman Business School.

Tova White, MSc., C. Dir

Member, Board of Directors

Tova is an accomplished human resources executive and corporate director with over 25 years of experience leading people strategy across retail, financial services, and consumer packaged goods. Formerly Senior Vice President & CHRO at Giant Tiger and Vice President, HR & Communications at Coca-Cola Canada, she has guided major transformations including the integration of Chapters and Indigo, the creation of Coca-Cola Refreshments, and a retail network redesign at Bank of Montreal.

Denise Carpenter, ICD.D, GCB.D

Chair, Board of Directors

Denise Carpenter is a highly accomplished Board Chair, Committee Chair, Director, and Executive Coach with extensive expertise in governance, strategy, risk management, acquisitions, and integrations. Denise is adept at leading transformational change initiatives and driving organizational growth in diverse industries including health, financial services, cybersecurity, utilities, and renewable energy and has been recognized for significant contributions in ESG, diversity & inclusion, and sustainability. As a BMO Honouree and member of the Diversity 50 Cohort, Denise is also active in Women Get on Board, the Institute of Corporate Directors, and the International Coach Federation.

Denise’s board experience is both deep and expansive. She has been instrumental in driving growth, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing stakeholder relations in various industries, including electricity, mining, energy, renewable energy, healthcare, and digital health. She serves as the Independent Board Chair of Oshawa Power, Blue Cross of Canada, Chair for Ronald McDonald House Charities Toronto, and Director of the Ontario Medical Association and CashCo Financial Inc. Denise’s numerous board appointments mark her authority and expertise in governance and leadership.

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