About FortisOntario

Mr. King is President and Chief Executive Officer of FortisOntario Inc. He has held several leadership roles and has extensive management and financial experience in the utility sector.  Before his appointment to his current role, he held the role of Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer since 2005 (which will remain with him in the interim until a successor is appointed). He joined Fortis Group of Companies in 1995 as the Vice President, Finance with Fortis Trust Corporation.  With more than 35 years of experience, Mr. King sits on several Board of Directors, including FortisOntario Inc., Canadian Niagara Power Inc., Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Company Limited, Algoma Power Inc., Wataynikaneyap Power GP Inc., Wataynikaneyap Power PM Inc. and Grimsby Power Inc.  Mr. King is community focused and sits on the YMCA of Niagara and formerly on the United Way of Niagara Falls and Fort Erie Boards of Directors.  Mr. King holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Memorial University of Newfoundland and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

Mr. Han has worked in the utility industry for over 35 years. He joined the Fortis group of Companies in 1990, starting at Maritime Electric. He has held a in a variety of engineering, planning, operations and senior management roles since joining FortisOntario in 2004. He serves as Vice President of Operation for FortisOntario and Vice President of Wataynikaneyap Power PM. He is responsible for the FortisOntario Operations group and was very involved in the development of the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission project, leading the technical team on engineering, design schedule and cost estimate.  Mr. Han holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the Tsing Hua University and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Buffalo.  He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario.

Mr. Lavoie has more than 30 years’ experience in the utility industry, leading a broad range of functions, including Operations, Finance, Corporate Services and Indigenous Relations.  Mr. Lavoie joined FortisOntario in 2009, with the acquisition of Algoma Power Inc.  and has held the roles of Regional Manager and Director of Corporate Development and since 2016 has been in his current role which overseas Business Development, Legal, Indigenous Relations, Human Resources, Information Technology,  and acts as Board Secretary.  Tim has been an instrumental executive team member for the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project, during its early development, construction and evolution to an operating utility. Mr. Lavoie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.