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Biography – David McFadden

David McFadden

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Mr. David McFadden was appointed to the Board of Governors on February 25, 2013 and serves as Vice-Chair of the Board,  Chair of the Governance and Human Resources  Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee.

Mr. McFadden was previously counsel at Gowling WLG where he served on the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees of Gowlings.

Mr. McFadden is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Toronto Hydro Corp., 407 International Inc. and PCI Geomatics Inc. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Cricket Energy Holdings Inc. and Ozz Energy + Infrastructure Inc.

He has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Toronto Board of Trade and as a member of the Ontario Research and Innovation Council.

Mr. McFadden was a member of the Ontario Distribution Sector Review Panel appointed by the Minister of Energy which reported in December 2012 and of the Ontario Government’s Electricity Conservation & Supply Task Force.

Mr. McFadden currently serves on the Board of the Ontario Energy Association. He is also a member of the Smart Grid Forum of the IESO, of Council for Clean & Reliable Electricity and the Advisory Board of the MaRS Advanced Energy Centre.

Mr. McFadden is a graduate of York’s Osgoode Hall Law School. He was granted an Honorary Doctor of Laws by York in 2012.