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The Peterborough Utilities Group

For over 100 years, Peterborough residents have been relying on Peterborough Utilities for their water and electricity needs.  Today our group of companies also develop and operate electricity generation, energy equipment rentals, and commercial metering services both in Peterborough and other areas of the Province.   

The Corporate Organization Chart shows the relationship with The City of Peterborough, the Peterborough Utilities Commission and City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries. We refer to these as the Peterborough Utilities Group.

City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. (CoPHI) is “to be the investment of choice for our Shareholder, the utility of choice for our Customers, and the career choice for exceptional people.”

Please take a look at our 2018 Annual Report.

Peterborough Utilities Group - Directors

Scott Baker Chair of PUI, Vice-Chair PUGSC	Mayor Diane Therrien	David Bignell Vice-Chair of CoPHI
Nancy Brown Andison Chair of CoPHI	Louise Lalonde Chair of Audit Committee	Arlynn Dupuis Chair of Governance
Ross Garland Chair of PUGSC	Louis O'Brien	David Paterson  Chair of PDI
Councillor Keith Riel	Bryan Weir Vice-Chair of PDI

The Commission consists of five members appointed by City Council.  City Council has delegated complete authority for the governance of the City's water works system and the Riverview Park and Zoo to the Commissioners.  These are the five Commissioners for 2020:  

Peterborough Utilities Commission - Commissioners

Mayor Diane Therrien Chair		Councillor Don Vassiliadis Vice-Chair

Councillor Gary Baldwin	Councillor Dean Pappas	Councillor Stephen Wright

Executive Team

John Stephenson President & CEO		Kyle Davis Chief Financial Officer
Mike Ploc Vice-President Electric Utilitiy Services	John Wynsma Vice-President  Generation & Retail Services	Patrick Devlin Vice-President Water Utility Services
David Whitehouse Vice-President Customer & Corporate Services	Carrie Rucska Director Information Technology Services	Carrissa McCaw Director Human Resources & Safety