Mr. Alexander was appointed to the Board of Parry Sound Hydro Corporation and subsidiaries in 2009 where he served as Chair. He joined Lakeland’s board with the merger and Chaired the Human Resources Committee. He now serves as our Chair and also serves on other Boards including the West Parry Sound Health Centre. Mr. Alexander had a 22-year career with Siemens serving as division CEO/executive spanning a variety of industries such as energy, transportation, infrastructure, mining, medical and telecommunications. He was a member of the 6-member executive management group at Siemens Canada overseeing approximately $3B in revenue and 7000 employees. He was also CEO at Areva Canada with direct line responsibility for over 1,100 employees and sales revenue in excess of $500M including multiple manufacturing and mining sites across 14 locations in Canada. He holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business and is an Engineering Technologist (Ryerson). Mr. Alexander is also a graduate of the Director’s Education Programme at the Institute of Corporate Directors where he maintains an ICD.D designation.

Mr. Davidson was appointed to the Board in 2015 and currently serves as Vice Chair and Chairs the Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions Committees. He is a CPA, CA and has a B. Comm and BA in economics. Mr. Davidson is a senior finance executive with 30+ years of experience having held roles in finance, operations and project management and has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions. He has worked in the transportation, construction and building materials and real estate development industries for high growth companies ranging in size from $20 million to $1.3 billion. Mr. Davidson currently works as an independent finance consultant to a private equity company and advises on investments and development opportunities in its infrastructure and real estate investment arm.

Ms. Zaguskin was appointed to the Board in 2019 and currently Chairs Lakeland Power. She has previously chaired the Human Resources & Nominating Committee for Lakeland Power. Ms. Zaguskin also serves on the board of PropTx Innovations Inc and is the Chief Information Officer for PwC Canada, an industry focused professional services organization. Ms. Zaguskin has experience in numerous industries including Retail, Telecom, Manufacturing, Professional services, Energy and Utility Sectors. She specializes in delivery of large-scale organization and digital transformations. Throughout her career, Ms. Zaguskin guided transformation initiatives at organizations such as Rogers, Loblaws and Canadian Tire, Enercare and TPH, harnessing digital technology to improve the experiences of millions of Canadian customers. She has also played a key role in M&As for these organizations, thereby enabling expedited growth and expansion across North America. Ms. Zaguskin holds an MBA, Computer Science and Economics undergraduate degrees, an MIT certificate in Management, and Chief Information Security Officer Certification. She is also a graduate of the Director’s Education Program at the Institute of Corporate Directors, where she maintains the ICD.D designation.

Mr. Matthews joined the Board in 2010 and is the immediate past Chair of the Board. He has a Master’s degree in economics and is a CPA.CA. Mr. Matthews has over 50 years of business experience and retired from Ernst & Young in 2004, having served as a partner for 24 years. During his career, he dealt with a range of industries and businesses, from entrepreneurial startups to multinational public companies, providing a wide variety of services. Mr. Matthews served on the MAHC Board for 10 years and is a past Chair of MAHC.

Mr. Goldberg was appointed to the Board in 2016 and Chairs the Environmental Health and Safety Committee. For 40 years, Mr. Goldberg has worked in telecommunications, building national networks and leading the development of competition in the industry, having held leadership roles at Bell Canada, AT&T Bell Labs, CNCP/Unitel and Sprint Canada, managing networks with annual capital budgets in the order of $1B. For more than 25 years, he has owned a consulting firm (Mark H Goldberg & Associates Inc.) and founded The Canadian Telecom Summit. He has a B.Sc. from Western and M.Sc. from Carleton in Mathematical Statistics.

Ms. Clairman was appointed to the Board in 2023 and Chairs the People & Culture Committee. She is President and CEO of Plug’n Drive, a non-profit that is accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) to maximize their environmental and economic benefits. Ms. Clairman has taken Plug’n Drive from an idea to a thriving non-profit, recognized as a leader in the EV space. Focused on accelerating EV adoption through outreach and education for over 10 years, Plug’n Drive has developed a number of award-winning programs to encourage consumers and fleets to make the switch from gas to electric, including the EV Discovery Centre and the Mobile EV Education Trailer (MEET). Ms. Clairman has more than 25 years of experience working in the environmental and sustainability fields, including 12 years working at Ontario Power Generation, initially as OPG’s environmental lawyer and later in the role Vice President of Sustainable Development. Prior to joining OPG, Ms. Clairman spent five years practicing environmental law with the Torys law firm. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall and a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University, as well as an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Queen’s University. She is the 2017 recipient of the Women in Renewable Energy ‘Woman of the Year’ award and the 2021 winner of the Al Cormier EV leadership award from Electric Mobility Canada. Ms. Clairman lives in a two EV household, including a Chevy Bolt and a Tesla Model 3.

Mr. Roman has served as a non-employee director of our Board since September 2022. He is currently the Principal at Design.ai Ltd, a consultancy formed in 2019 that is focused on applying design intelligence to business opportunities. He serves as Executive in Residence for AI and Applied Analytics at the Schulich School of Business in Toronto, where he conducts research on emerging areas of AI and is a mentor to students. From 2012 to 2018, Mr. Roman held the position of Executive Vice President, Digital Excellence and Technology Advisor for Canadian Tire Corporation. Mr. Roman started his career in telecommunications with Nortel Networks Corporation, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., and OpenText Corporation, serving in senior technology and business roles in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. Mr. Roman has extensive board experience with EPAM Ltd. and Community Trust Co Ltd. and has also been a member of the Board of Governors of York University since July 2017. Mr. Roman holds a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in economics and geography from the University of Toronto. He is a Certified Professional Accountant and a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors program.

Chris Litschko is the founding Chief Executive Officer and a Board Director of Lakeland Holding and subsidiaries Lakeland Power, Bracebridge Generation, Lakeland Energy, Lakeland Enterprises, and Chair of EnerGen Ltd. Through expansion, acquisition, and automation, the company has improved health & safety, customer service, profitability, and shareholders’ dividend distribution. Annual revenues have grown to $74M on total assets of $168M. Chris’s management and executive career has taken him through the southwest, central, and Niagara regions of Ontario. His Team has won a variety of awards from environment stewardship to energy innovation. Chris has served on many for-profit and not-for-profit Boards & Committees and was appointed to the province’s Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Grant Review Team. Chris possesses a bachelor’s degree from Brock University, enhanced with an Ivey Executive Development Program from the University of Western Ontario. Chris supports causes towards children in need, health, entrepreneurs, environment, anti-bullying, protecting women against violence, cancer society, and animal rehabilitation.

Chris Litschko is the founding Chief Executive Officer and a Board Director of Lakeland Holding and subsidiaries Lakeland Power, Bracebridge Generation, Lakeland Energy, Lakeland Enterprises, and Chair of EnerGen Ltd. Through expansion, acquisition, and automation, the company has improved health & safety, customer service, profitability, and shareholders’ dividend distribution. Annual revenues have grown to $74M on total assets of $168M. Chris’s management and executive career has taken him through the southwest, central, and Niagara regions of Ontario. His Team has won a variety of awards from environment stewardship to energy innovation. Chris has served on many for-profit and not-for-profit Boards & Committees and was appointed to the province’s Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Grant Review Team. Chris possesses a bachelor’s degree from Brock University, enhanced with an Ivey Executive Development Program from the University of Western Ontario. Chris supports causes towards children in need, health, entrepreneurs, environment, anti-bullying, protecting women against violence, cancer society, and animal rehabilitation.

Vince Kulchycki, a native of Grimsby Ontario, graduated from Mohawk College with his certification from OACETT. His career began with electrical and PLC automation at Dofasco and quickly shifted gears to geographical information systems and distribution systems analysis with Milton Hydro. During this time, he was also running his own company, which he sold after 13 years. Vince moved on to Oakville Hydro where he was part of the team for meter shop accreditation with Measurement Canada. He joined Grimsby Hydro as an Engineering Technician responsible for all distribution system and consumer designs, GIS and designed and installed the first SCADA system in Grimsby. Mr. Kulchycki also facilitated Grimsby Power’s affiliate companies design and implementation of its fibre optic network. Through his ambition for finding a growing, entrepreneurial organization, Vince made his way to Bracebridge in 2001 accepting the position of Manager of Operations for Lakeland. In 2006 he was promoted to Director of Operations & Generation and in the two years that followed became Chief Operating Officer for Lakeland Holding. Team accomplishments include expanding the generation capacity 700%, creation of a fibre optic and communications company and power distribution system automation. Mr. Kulchycki has participated on various working groups with the Electricity Distributors Association, advisory groups for Hydro One and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Ontario Waterpower Association.

Darren Bechtel was promoted to Chief Financial Officer on January 16, 2023. He was born and raised in Huntsville, received his Accounting degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and his MBA from Brock University with a specialty in Finance. Darren is a Chartered Professional Accountant and continues to be a mentor for upcoming CPA Ontario students. Prior to joining Lakeland in 2012, Darren was part of the audit department at BDO in Barrie where he worked with a diverse range of clients across Central Ontario. During his 10+ years at Lakeland, Darren has played an integral role assisting Lakeland with project expansions, regulatory reporting, financial restructuring and IFRS conversion. Darren continues to participate in several industry working groups including USF, CHEC and IVS.

Taylor Servos received her Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Ottawa and her Post-Graduate Certificate of Human Resources Management from Fleming College. Taylor’s Human Resources career began in Ottawa with lululemon where Taylor was a part of the leadership team and became invested in people development, health & safety, goal setting, recruitment, succession planning, and building great culture. Taylor then became a Technical Recruitment Coordinator with Export Development Canada where she provided HR support for the Business Technology Solutions Team. Taylor specialized in recruiting senior consultants for transformational finance and technology projects within the organization and was the chair of several Work Force Planning Teams to ensure employees were properly allocated and business needs were being met. Taylor relocated to Huntsville and joined Lakeland in 2019. Taylor is an active member of the Human Resources Professionals Association and several HR committees. Taylor spends her down time with her husband who is a local carpenter, her dogs & her horse.