Toronto: The Board of Directors for Hydro One announced the appointment August 20 of Mayo Schmidt as the company’s incoming President and CEO. Mr Schmidt assumes this role as Hydro One prepares for its transition to a publicly traded company.
“We believe that Mr. Schmidt is the ideal person to lead Hydro One in its new era as a publicly held company, bringing a sharpened focus on system reliability, customer service and improved growth and performance,” said David Denison, Chair of the Hydro One Board of Directors. “As the former CEO of Viterra and its predecessor, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Mr. Schmidt has an admirable track record of leading large scale business transformation and growth while generating value and benefits for investors, employees and customers alike.”
As head of Viterra, Mr. Schmidt transformed a relatively small regional co-operative into a publicly-held, multi-billon dollar corporation with nearly 7,000 employees and operations around the world. In recognition of his accomplishments at Viterra, Mr. Schmidt was named “Chief Executive of the Year in 2009” by Canadian Business Magazine. Mr. Schmidt’s most recent activities include leading a number of international growth and development projects.