Toronto: On December 9, the Board of Directors of the Independent Electrical System Operator announced the appointment of Tim O’Neill as Chair of its Board. Mr. O’Neill is also President of O’Neill Strategic Economics and a Visiting Professor at Duke University, and has served as a consultant to several provincial governments, as well as to the federal government. The appointment follows the departure of Jim Hinds, who resigned from the IESO Board and was subsequently appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Power Authority.
“I look forward to working with Tim and the rest of the Board of Directors as the IESO facilitates the changes in the sector while maintaining reliable and efficient operations,” said Paul Murphy, President and CEO of the IESO. “Jim has earned our thanks for capably leading the IESO Board over the past three years and for chairing our Audit Committee before that.”
After retiring from BMO Financial Group where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, Mr. O’Neill was the first H. Ian MacDonald Visiting Economist with the Ontario government.