Board of Directors

On July 1, 2000 Kitchener Power Corp. was incorporated under the Business Corporation Act along with three wholly-owned subsidiary companies:

• Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Inc., a regulated distribution corporation;
• Kitchener Energy Services Inc., a corporation for future energy services;
• FibreTech (Kitchener) Inc., a fibre optic telecommunication corporation, started by the former hydro commission in 1999 and subsequently sold in 2006.

The City of Kitchener and the Township of Wilmot are the shareholders of Kitchener Power Corp., with ownership interests of 92.25% and 7.75% respectively.

Kitchener Power Corp.

The directors appointed for Kitchener-Power Corp. are appointed by the shareholders for a term of one year. The President and Chief Executive Officer holds a spot on this Board of Directors by right of office.

Jim Phillips, Chair

Jerry Van Ooteghem, President & CEO & Secretary

Mayor Berry Vrbanovic

Mayor Les Armstong 

Councillor Kelly Galloway-Sealock

Councillor Bil Ioannidis, Vice-Chair

Rosa Lupo

Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Inc.

The directors for Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Inc. are appointed by the Kitchener Power Corp. Board of directors for a term of one year. The President and Chief Executive Officer holds a spot on this Board of Directors by right of office.

Dave Schnarr, Chair

Sandra MacGillivray, Vice Chair

Jerry Van Ooteghem, President & CEO & Secretary

Mayor Berry Vrbanovic

Mayor Les Armstrong

Jim Beingessner

Jacinda Reitsma