Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Hydro Board

Considered

• 2025-06-13 · Corporations Nominating Panel · amended

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  The Corporations Nominating Panel recommends that: 1. City Council treat the portion of the City Council meeting at which the Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Hydro Board of Directors is considered as a special meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Hydro Corporation, and a. waive the provisions of the Public Appointments Policy that the term of appointment to corporations is 2 years, and adopt the following as a resolution of the Shareholder of the Toronto Hydro Corporation: Notwithstanding the Shareholder Direction, City Council, as Shareholder, appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Hydro Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on June 27, 2028, and until successors are appointed: Lisa Demarco; and Paul Doyle.

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  2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b and 2 to 4 to the report (June 3, 2025) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.

  Clerk’s note

  Candidate's biographies Lisa DeMarco Lisa DeMarco is a Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Resilient Limited Liability Partnership. She is called to the bar in Canada and England and is recognized as a global expert in climate and energy law. Lisa has three decades of experience in all aspects of climate change and clean energy law. She has represented several governments and leading energy companies in a wide variety of international dispute resolution proceedings, and natural gas, power, pipeline and energy storage matters.

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  Paul Doyle Paul Doyle is the Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd., where he has been a senior leader for over 25 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western University, an Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business, and Charter Financial Analyst, Certified Public Accountant, and Institute of Corporate Directors, Director designations. Paul is a member of the Mayor of Toronto Economic Action Team and is active with the Toronto Industry Network, supporting business in Toronto. He is also the founding Chair of the Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy and a former board member.

• 2025-06-25 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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  Appointees' biographies: Lisa DeMarco Lisa DeMarco is a Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Resilient Limited Liability Partnership. She is called to the bar in Canada and England and is recognized as a global expert in climate and energy law. Lisa has three decades of experience in all aspects of climate change and clean energy law. She has represented several governments and leading energy companies in a wide variety of international dispute resolution proceedings, and natural gas, power, pipeline and energy storage matters.

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  Paul Doyle Paul Doyle is the Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd., where he has been a senior leader for over 25 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western University, a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business, and Charter Financial Analyst, Certified Public Accountant, and Institute of Corporate Directors, Director designations. Paul is a member of the Mayor of Toronto Economic Action Team and is active with the Toronto Industry Network, supporting business in Toronto. He is also the founding Chair of the Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy and a former board member.