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Duncan Hawthorne is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bruce Power, the largest independent power generator in Ontario.
With roughly 30 years in the power generation business, Duncan began his career as a craft apprentice in the Scottish electricity industry and advanced to hold senior positions in power companies in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
As the executive lead during the acquisition of several power plants in North America, Duncan was responsible for the acquisition of the Bruce nuclear facility and the formation of Bruce Power.
Duncan is an active advocate for the nuclear industry and is the Past Chairman of the Canadian Nuclear Association and current Chairman of the prestigious Board of Governors of the World Association of Nuclear Operators - Atlanta Centre.
Duncan’s leadership has been recognized by his peers through a series of awards such as the Ontario Electricity Association Leader of the Year and the Ian McCrae award for leadership in the Canadian nuclear industry. He has also been honoured by the Association of Power Producers of Ontario with their 2004 Hedley Palmer Award for outstanding contributions to Ontario’s electricity generation industry and by the Energy Council of Canada as their 2005 Canadian Energy Person of the Year.
Duncan is a chartered engineer with an honours degree in control engineering and an MBA from Strathclyde University in Scotland. He is a Fellow of both the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. |
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