Cynthia Johnston

Cynthia Johnston is a Corporate Director. She serves on the Board of Directors of AltaGas Ltd. where she chairs the EH&S Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Russel Metals where she is a member of the Audit and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

Cynthia was Executive Vice President, Gas, Renewables, and Operations Services at TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta”) from 2015 until her retirement in 2017. Between 2011 and 2015, she held various positions at TransAlta, including Executive Vice President of Enterprise Risk and Corporate Services and Executive Vice President Corporate Services. From 2013 until her retirement, she was Chief Operating Officer and served as a non-independent Director of TransAlta Renewables. Prior to 2011, she held various executive leadership positions at TransAlta and FortisAlberta.

Cynthia has over 30 years of diverse experience in strategic planning, complex project management, operations, sales and marketing, customer service, stakeholder relations, economic analysis, and regulation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary and a Master’s in Applied Economics from the University of Victoria. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.