Executive Officers

Christine Healy

President & CEO

Christine Healy is an international energy transition executive with extensive experience driving value creation and growth across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and Africa. She has led large-scale, innovative, and sustainable energy projects throughout her career and was recently named to the Global Top 275 Female Influencers of the Energy Sector.

Most recently, Christine served as President of AMEA (Asia, Middle East, Australia) for AtkinsRealis, a global leader in engineering services and nuclear energy. As a member of the Executive Committee, she played a key role in driving international expansion. Prior to this, Christine was Senior Vice President for Carbon Neutrality and Continental Europe at TotalEnergies, where she led efforts to reduce emissions, enhance operational efficiency, and develop new energy solutions, including large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) and nature-based initiatives. She also oversaw major oil and gas projects in Europe and Asia and served as President & CEO of Total E&P Canada, transforming the business to deliver profitable growth through strategic partnerships.

Earlier in her career, Christine was Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel at Maersk Oil and Gas, responsible for M&A, business development, and legal strategy across 14 countries. She also held senior roles at Statoil (now Equinor) and has worked in private legal practice and as a senior advisor to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. A lawyer and economist by training, Christine is known for her leadership, strategic thinking, and expertise in stakeholder management, creating value through complex negotiations and long-term partnerships.

Christine is currently a board member of CNRL, one of Canada’s largest companies, further solidifying her leadership in the energy sector. 

Jeff Hart

Chief Financial Officer

Jeff Hart is a seasoned financial executive with over two decades of leadership experience. He has held senior roles, including CFO, at two of Canada’s largest publicly traded energy companies – Husky Energy and Cenovus Energy. Jeff brings deep expertise in capital markets, M&A, treasury, tax strategy, capital allocation, and financial operations. He also has extensive experience in corporate finance, strategy, risk management, and planning. Earlier in his career, Jeff held positions at Statoil, Imperial Oil, and Deloitte. A Chartered Professional Accountant, he holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Saint Mary’s University.

Rachel Stephenson

Chief People Officer

As Chief People Officer, Rachel is responsible for all aspects of Northland’s Human Resources strategy, including talent management, leadership development, compensation and benefits, as well as leading all human resources functions globally. She works closely with the Executive team to ensure Northland continues to build a culture that attracts, retains and develops high performance talent to deliver on its global growth objectives. She joined the company in January 2021.

Rachel brings to Northland more than 15 years of leadership in Human Resources, including extensive experience leading human resources strategies and functions for national and global organizations across multiple sectors, technologies and geographies. Most recently, Rachel served as Vice President Human Resources for Signify, where she led and oversaw the execution of the human resources strategic growth objectives across Canada, the United States and Latin America, a position based in the USA she held since 2016. Prior to Signify, she was Vice President, Human Resources for Schneider Electric where she was based in France, UK and Canada.

Rachel holds an Honors Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management from Sheridan College.

Jaime Hurtado Cola

General Counsel

Jaime Hurtado serves as General Counsel for Northland Power, bringing over two decades of international legal experience in complex infrastructure and renewable energy projects across North America, Europe, and Asia. He oversees Northland’s legal strategy and supports key corporate functions across the organization, including project execution, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, and risk management. Jaime plays an integral role in advancing Northland’s global portfolio, with recent legal leadership on the Oneida Battery Energy Storage Project in Ontario and Hai Long Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan.

Prior to joining Northland, Jaime held senior legal roles at Dragados, including General Counsel for Dragados Canada, where he provided strategic legal oversight on large-scale infrastructure projects such as the SR 99 Seattle Tunnel, California High-Speed Rail, and Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit. He also held legal counsel roles at Gamesa and was instrumental in renewable project delivery across the U.S., Canada, and Greece.

He holds an LL.B. from the University of Alicante and a J.D. equivalency from the National Committee on Accreditation in Canada. Admitted to the bar in Ontario, Washington, Madrid, and Athens, and fluent in English, Spanish, Greek, and Italian, Jaime brings a multicultural lens and cross-border expertise to his practice. Known for his collaborative leadership and solution-oriented legal counsel, Jaime is committed to supporting Northland’s continued growth in clean energy markets around the world.

Toby Edmonds

Executive Vice President, Offshore Renewables

Toby Edmonds serves as the Executive Vice President of Offshore Renewables, overseeing global operations, delivery, and growth initiatives. With over 25 years of experience in the energy industry, Toby previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Maple Power, where he was responsible for the successful delivery of development and construction projects across Germany, France, and the UK. Prior to Maple Power, Toby held various senior roles at RWE, including Project Director for the Gwynt y Mór and Galloper wind farms and the Director of Asset Management and Operations.

Toby holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering & Management from the University of Reading, as well as a Diploma of Business Administration from the University of Warwick Business School.

Calvin MacCormack

Executive Vice President, Natural Gas & Utilities and Onshore Renewables

Calvin has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry. He started his career as a power engineer, operating and managing thermal power plants. In 2011, following the successful launch of Northland’s Thorold Cogeneration station, where he was Chief Engineer, he transitioned into the field of renewable energy.

As Northland’s General Manager of Solar Operations, Calvin was able to shape the important build-out of the company’s portfolio of 13 solar projects in Ontario. Since that time, Calvin has taken on increasingly senior roles within Northland, gaining exposure to a wide variety of technologies and leading operational and business initiatives that have positively influenced every corner of the company. Most recently, as VP Operations, stationed in Madrid, he led the establishment of Northland’s renewables business operations in Spain, which has quickly become a key European asset management hub for the company.

Pierre-Emmanuel Frot

Executive Vice President, Project Management Office

Pierre-Emmanuel (Pierre-Em) has over 25 years of experience in energy related projects in various segments and countries. He began his career as project manager, building HV substations for oil and gas plants with Schneider Electric, before moving to a business manager role, and ultimately an executive role where he lead international project teams, drove sustainable growth and developed the solar business. He left Schneider Electric in 2019 to act as a consultant in project delivery process, contracting, crisis and claim management. Pierre-Em brings a deep understanding of project management and knowledge in sales, construction, and operations to Northland Power.

As Executive Vice President, Project Management Office, Pierre-Em is responsible for the establishment and management of a stage gate process to manage project development spend according to clear development milestones and will ensure Northland’s projects are planned, managed, governed, and delivered in a consistent, transparent, and disciplined manor.

Pierre-Em holds a Master’s degree in Project Management from Grenoble INP.