Nancy Southern

Nancy Southern has been President and Chief Executive Officer of both ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited, the parent companies of the ATCO Group, since January 1, 2003. In May 2008 she was also appointed Deputy Chair of both companies. Previously she had been Co-Chair & Chief Executive Officer since January 2000, Deputy Chief Executive Officer since May 1998 and Deputy Chair of ATCO Group since January 1996. She has been a Director of the Corporation since 1989. Ms. Southern serves on the Boards of all the ATCO Group subsidiary companies. She also is a Director of the Bank of Montreal, Akita Drilling Ltd. and Sentgraf Enterprises Limited. Ms. Southern was born and raised in Calgary, and studied Economics and Commerce at the University of Calgary. A strong advocate of shared learning, transparent communication and simply explained, well-executed business plans, Ms. Southern brings to the corporation the visionary leadership and attention to detail that are ATCO hallmarks. Founded in 1947 as Alberta Trailer Hire by her grandfather S.D. Southern and father R.D. Southern, ATCO has grown into a worldwide corporation of diverse companies with more than 7,800 employees and assets of $8.2 billion. Ms. Southern also serves as Executive Vice President of Spruce Meadows, renowned as one of the world’s finest equestrian show-jumping facilities. In 2005, she was selected Business Woman of the Year by the Consumers’ Choice Awards.