Committees
About our Board Committees
From time to time the Board appoints standing committees to deal with specific matters. Committees generally meet quarterly in conjunction with board meetings. The Committee chairperson reports at each Board meeting and when necessary takes forward recommendations for approval.
The Audit and Finance Committee
The Audit and Finance Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its obligations and oversight responsibilities relating to the audit process, financial reporting, governance of the corporation's pension plans, the system of corporate controls, and various facets of risk management.
Chair: Victoria McMillan
Members: Amanda Hobson, Vasee Navaratnam, John Nunn, Karen Tam Wu
Capital Projects and Programs Committee
The Capital Projects and Programs Committee provides oversight and strategic recommendations with respect to BC Hydro's activities in support of growing and sustaining the power system. This includes capital planning and construction to generate and supply power (properties, Capital Infrastructure and Project Delivery, managed power system and dam safety projects, asset health assessments, and the 10-year capital plan).
Chair: Vasee Navaratnam
Members: Lynette DuJohn, Daryl Fields, Bill Lee, Victoria McMillan, John Nunn, Catherine Roome
Governance and Nominating Committee
The Governance and Nominating Committee provides oversight of BC Hydro's corporate governance structure, and board composition and renewal through the nominations process. The latter includes government advice and direction as appropriate.
Chair: Irene Lanzinger
Members: Chief Clarence Louie, Victoria McMillan, Nalaine Morin, Karen Tam Wu
Operations, Planning, Safety and Information Technology Committee
The Operations, Planning, Safety and Information Technology Committee provides advice and direction to management on emerging issues that have large implications for planning and support of company-wide operations, safety, information and technology.
Chair: Lynette DuJohn
Members: Daryl Fields, Irene Lanzinger, Bill Lee, Victoria McMillan, John Nunn, Karen Tam Wu
People & Culture Committee
The People & Culture Committee provides strategic and policy level advice and direction on matters that drive effective human resources policies and practices including goals and objectives of executive team members, total compensation philosophy and strategy, employment engagement issues which are sensitive and central to corporate success.
Chairperson: Nalaine Morin
Board members: Lynette DuJohn, Irene Lanzinger, Victoria McMillan, John Nunn, Karen Tam Wu
Advisory Committees
Peace River/Williston Reservoir Advisory Committee
Chair: Nalaine Morin
The Peace River/Williston Reservoir Advisory Committee provides advice and facilitates two-way communication between the Peace/Williston community and BC Hydro. Committee membership is composed of community leaders providing equitable representation from geographical and special interest groups within the region. Committee members, including the chairperson, are appointed by the BC Hydro Board.
Project boards
As the need arises, the Board appoints ad hoc project boards to deal with specific issues. Once a project group has completed its work and makes its report or recommendation to the Board of Directors, it is disbanded.
The Board currently has one project board, providing advice and direction on the Site C Clean Energy Project. Membership on this project board is as set out in their respective Terms of Reference.
Site C Project Assurance Board
The board is tasked with ensuring that the Site C Project is completed on time and on budget, and that risks are appropriately identified, managed and reported on an ongoing basis.
The members of the Site C Project Assurance Board include:
- Cathy McLay, Independent Chair
- Fred Cummings, Independent External Advisor
- Joseph Ehasz, Independent External Advisor
- Amanda Farrell, Independent External Advisor
- Doug Foster, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance
- Amanda Hobson, BC Hydro Board of Directors
- Bill Lee, BC Hydro Board of Directors
- Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
- Catherine Roome, BC Hydro Board of Directors
- Lorne Sivertson, Independent External Advisor