HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
(TSX: EMA): Chris Huskilson, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Emera Inc., is pleased to announce that Judy Steele, FCA, has been
appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Emera Energy. Ms.
Steele is replacing Wayne O’Connor who was recently appointed Executive
Vice President, Operations for Nova Scotia Power.
Most recently, Ms. Steele was Chief Financial Officer for Emera Inc. She
has extensive experience with Emera Energy, having served as Vice
President Finance, and as a member of its Executive team from 2007 to
2011. She has also worked in a variety of capacities across Emera's
business including Investor and External Relations, Strategy
Development, and Regulatory Affairs.
"Judy knows Emera Energy's business very well, and appreciates its
strategic fit within Emera overall,” said Chris Huskilson, President and
CEO, Emera Inc. "She is a proven leader, and will help our strong team
at Emera Energy continue to grow the business. I look forward to working
with Judy in her new role.”
Ms. Steele is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and prior to joining Emera
in 1999 she worked in the financial services industry for Ernst & Young,
in both the accounting and auditing, and consulting practices.
Forward Looking Information
This news release contains forward looking information. Actual future
results may differ materially. Additional financial and operational
information is filed electronically with various securities commissions
in Canada through the System for Electronic Document Analysis and
Retrieval (SEDAR).
About Emera
Emera Inc. is an energy and services company with $7.4 billion in assets
and 2011 revenues of $2.1 billion. The company invests in electricity
generation, transmission and distribution, as well as gas transmission
and utility energy services. Emera's strategy is focused on the
transformation of the electricity industry to cleaner generation and the
delivery of that clean energy to market. Emera has interests throughout
northeastern North America, in three Caribbean countries. More than 80%
of the company's earnings come from regulated investments. Emera common
and preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade
respectively under the symbol EMA, EMA.PR.A, and EMA.PR.C. Additional
information can be accessed at www.emera.com,
www.sedar.com,
or on www.sec.gov.
About Emera Energy
Emera Energy is Atlantic Canada’s premier natural gas and electricity
marketing, trading and asset optimization business, operating across
northeast North America. Emera Energy also owns Bayside Power, a 260 MW
gas fired electricity generating facility in Saint John, New Brunswick;
and has a 49% interest in 370 MW of wind energy assets in New England.
Emera Inc.
Sasha Irving, Communications
Cell: 902-229-5104
Sasha.Irving@emera.com
Source: Emera Inc.