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Canada 2016

Kate Chisholm

Senior vice president, legal and external affairs | Capital Power Corporation

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Kate Chisholm

Senior vice president, legal and external affairs | Capital Power Corporation

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Kate Chisholm, named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network, has led Capital Power’s legal, regulatory and compliance, government relations and external affairs teams since July 2009 as the company’s senior vice president. She has played a pivotal role in Capital Power’s restructuring and had substantial contribution towards the initial public offering that initiated the company’s creation. She is the legal mind behind the significant and successful commercial negotiations for Capital Power, including leading the legal and regulatory teams involved in the acquisition of a 50% interest in the Shepard Energy Centre. She also took a guiding role in the development and construction of four wind farms, and the sale of Capital Power’s interest in three New England plants. Between 2004- 2009, and prior to her role at Capital Power, Chisholm served as EPCOR’s senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. In 2015 she was appointed as a member of the Alberta Securities Commission, due to her expert counsel in an array of electric utility hearings, including those arising from the restructuring of the Alberta electricity industry. Outside of her legal scope, Chisholm takes an interest in initiatives for women across the region, with a focus on encouraging talent and diversity. Her exceptional and proactive contribution sees her serve on the International Women’s Forum and creating the MORE mentoring program for high potential young professional women in Edmonton. Furthermore, she was one of the founding members of the group Legal Leaders for Diversity, an organisation of Canadian general counsel who support and promote diversity and inclusion within the legal sphere. In 2014, Chisholm received a KPMG Professional Award in recognition of women who are professionals in practice who play a leadership role, and received a Women in Leadership Award for Leadership in her profession from the Canadian Law Institute.

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