Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Brent M Boyles |
President & CEO |
| Michael I. Williams |
CFO, Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary |
| Michael W. Caron |
Chief Financial Officer of Catholic Charities Maine, Portland, Maine |
| Mark M Hovey |
Vice President, HR & Org Dev |
| Michael A Eaton |
Vice President, It & Customer Services |
| Patrick C. Cannon |
General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
| Randi J. Arthurs |
Vice President & Controller |
| Thomas F. Osgood |
Assistant Vice President, Business Dev, Seo & Asset Mgmt |
| Tim D. Brown |
Vice President, Engineering & Operations |
| Virginia R. Joles |
Director, Comm |
| Ward Gerow |
Director, Transmission Services |
| Frank Smith |
Manager, Hr |
| James Nick Bayne |
Member |
Board of Directors
Brent M. Boyles, age 51, President and CEO, Maine & Maritimes Corporation and Maine Public Service Company. Director of Maine & Maritimes Corporation since May 2007. Committees: Strategic Planning. Mr. Boyles has 25 years of experience in the regulated electric utility industry, with extensive experience in corporate planning, regulatory compliance, rate design and operations. He has served as Maine Public Service Company's President, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Marketing and Customer Service, Manager of Planning and Systems Operations, Manager of Corporate Planning, Supervisor of Power Supply and Planning, and Planning Engineer. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy, a Graduate degree in Management, and a Master of Science degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Maine Public Service Company |
President |
Former |
| Planning Ltd. |
COO |
Former |
| Power Supply |
COO |
Former |
| Planning Ltd. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Power Supply |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Vice President, Marketing, Customer Service |
Former |
| Power Supply |
Vice President of Marketing and Customer Service |
Former |
| Planning Ltd. |
Vice President of Marketing and Customer Service |
Former |
| Planning Ltd. |
Manager |
Former |
| Planning Ltd. |
Supervisor |
Former |
| Power Supply |
Supervisor |
Former |
| United States Military Academy |
Bachelor's degree |
Former |
Nathan L. Grass, age 70, is President of Grassland Equipment, Inc. Personal Holding Co. since 1977. Vice Chairperson of the Board of Maine & Maritimes Corporation. Director of Maine & Maritimes Corporation since 1983. Committees: Chairperson, Performance and Compensation; Pension and Benefits; and Strategic Planning. Mr. Grass is a retired Brigadier General and a graduate of the University of Maine, the Maine Military Academy, as well as Command and General Staff College. He also attended the American Institute of Banking. Mr. Grass has 17 years of experience in banking, and 15 years experience in the farm and industrial machine industry.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Director |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Maine |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
CFO, Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Treasurer |
Current |
| University of Maine |
|
Former |
Michael W. Caron, age 60, Chief Financial Officer of Catholic Charities Maine since 2002. Director of Maine & Maritimes Corporation since 2003. Committees: Audit, Financial Expert; Pension and Benefits; and Strategic Planning. Mr. Caron served as Comptroller of Central Maine Power Company from 1996 to 2000. Prior to that, he worked for nearly 30 years in the telecommunications industry, serving as Managing Director – Finance for NYNEX and Comptroller for New England Telephone & Telegraph Company. Mr. Caron holds a Master of Science degree in Executive Management, with a concentration in finance and economics from Pace University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Bentley College.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer of Catholic Charities Maine, Portland, Maine |
Current |
| Catholic Charities Maine |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Director |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bentley College |
Master of Science Degree |
Former |
| Pace University |
Master of Science |
Former |
| Bentley College |
Bachelor of Science In Accounting |
Former |
Robert E. Anderson, age 69, Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer, F. A. Peabody Company. Director since 1993. Committees: Chairperson, Pension and Benefits; Performance & Compensation and Strategic Planning. Mr. Anderson possesses over 40 years of experience in the financial and insurance industries. He is past President of the Independent Agents Association of Maine. Mr. Anderson is also on the Board of Directors of Katahdin Trust Co., a local, regional bank, as well as a member of the University of Maine Foundation.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| F. A. Peabody Company |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer, F. A. Peabody Company |
Current |
| F. A. Peabody Company |
Finance Executive |
Current |
| Katahdin Trust Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Director |
Current |
| University of Maine |
Member |
Current |
| F. A. Peabody Company |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Vice President, HR & Org Dev |
Current |
| Maine Public Service Company |
|
Current |
| University of Southern Maine |
Masters Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| University of Maine |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Biology, Chemistry |
Former |
Michael A. Eaton, age 44, serves as Vice President, Information Technology and Customer Service at Maine & Maritimes Corporation and Maine Public Service Company, subsidiary of Maine & Maritimes Corporation. Mr. Eaton is responsible for all aspects of Information Technology for both Maine & Maritimes Corporation and Maine Public Service Company, along with executive oversight of the Customer Service function within Maine Public Service Company. He has directed and managed the Information Technology department for the past 16 years. Prior to that, he held positions in Corporate Planning and Power Supply and Planning departments. Mr. Eaton has held leadership roles including Project Manager of the Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application implementation; Project Manager for the corporate Y2K effort; Project Manager for Customer Information System software development and implementation; and Chairman of the Maine Electronic Business Transaction Working Group. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from the University of Maine and is a graduate of the Stone & Webster Utility Management Program.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Vice President, Information Technology and Customer Service |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Vice President, It & Customer Services |
Current |
| University of Maine |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Computer Science |
Former |
Patrick C. Cannon, age 37, serves as Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk at Maine & Maritimes Corporation and Maine Public Service Company, subsidiary of Maine & Maritimes Corporation. He is responsible for managing the legal affairs for the Company and each of its subsidiaries. Prior to joining Maine & Maritimes Corporation in 2004, Mr. Cannon spent seven years in private practice with law firms in Seattle, Washington, and Salt Lake City, Utah, concentrating on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and received his Juris Doctorate degree from Boston College Law School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
General Counsel |
Current |
| Boston College Law School |
Juris Doctorate |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Vice President & Controller |
Current |
| Maine Public Service Company |
|
Former |
| University of Maine |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Assistant Vice President, Business Dev, Seo & Asset Mgmt |
Current |
Tim D. Brown, age 48, serves as Vice President, Engineering and Operations at Maine & Maritimes Corporation and Maine Public Service Company, subsidiary of Maine & Maritimes Corporation. A licensed Professional Engineer, Mr. Brown has 21 years of experience in both the regulated and unregulated energy sectors of the Company, having held the positions of Planning Analyst, Pricing Manager, Director of Business Development, Vice President of Engineering and Corporate Planning, and Director of Corporate Planning and Regulatory Affairs. He has extensive experience in wholesale power marketing and unregulated retail electricity marketing, forecasting and pricing, financial analysis, engineering, and resource planning. Prior to joining the Company, he worked in diesel engine design and development for Caterpillar, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maine and has completed graduate level courses in business administration.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Vice President, Engineering and Operations |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Vice President, Engineering & Operations |
Current |
| John Herring |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Maine |
Master's Degree |
Former |
| University of Maine |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Director, Comm |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Director of Communications, Board Relations, and Economic Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Director, Transmission Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Manager, Hr |
Current |
David N. Felch, age 64, Accountant at Felch & Company, LLC. since 1977. Director of Maine & Maritimes Corporation since 2003. Committees: Chairperson, Audit Committee; Pension and Benefits; and Strategic Planning. In addition to his responsibilities of accounting and auditing, Mr. Felch is a partner in PD&T Rentals, a real estate development firm. Mr. Felch is a current member of the Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Felch previously worked for an international accounting firm.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Chairperson |
Current |
| Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Director |
Current |
| Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants |
Member |
Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
Member |
Current |
Richard G. Daigle, age 59, CEO and Chairman of Daigle Oil Company and President of Cold Brook Energy. Chairman of the Board of Maine & Maritimes Corporation. Director since 1994. Committees: Chairperson, Strategic Planning; Audit Committee; Performance and Compensation and Governance Committee. Mr. Daigle has 34 years of experience in the petroleum distribution business. He is a graduate of Boston College and completed executive programs at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Daigle is past president of Northern Maine Medical Center, and served on the Loring Reuse Executive Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Daigle Oil Company |
CEO and Chairman |
Current |
| Daigle Oil Company |
President |
Current |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Chairperson of The Board |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Boston College |
|
Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
|
Former |
Brian N. Hamel, age 50, is an equity owner of Thompson-Hamel, LLC since 2007. Director of Maine & Maritimes Corporation since January 2007. Committees: Audit; Pension and Benefits; and Strategic Planning. Mr. Hamel provides estate planning services and offers a wide variety of investment and insurance products. In addition, he is the founder and President of Hamel Enterprises, LLC, since 2005 specializing in economic development, business attraction, and base closure matters. His 27 years of business knowledge includes military base redevelopment in Maine and New Hampshire, executive leadership for a manufacturing conglomerate in Portsmouth, NH; and as a CPA for a Boston-based international accounting firm. Under Mr. Hamel's 11-year leadership as President and CEO of the Loring Development Authority of Maine, the former Loring Air Force Base has been transformed into a vibrant economic engine, bringing much needed jobs to the region. Mr. Hamel is also a licensed Life and Health Insurance Producer and a Series 7 Registered Securities Representative. He graduated, cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hamel Enterprises, LLC |
President |
Current |
| Hamel Enterprises, LLC |
Founder |
Current |
| Maine Winter Sports Center |
Chairman of The Board |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
President of D & D Management Co., Orlando, Florida, since 1981 (real estate investment and management company, which is currently inactive). Mr. Daigle served as Executive Director of the Tampa Committee of One Hundred (an economic development agency) and as a member of Florida Economic Development Counsel. Nationally, Mr. Daigle served as an Associate Member of the Industrial Development Research Council and as a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. Mr. Daigle also serves as Director of Maine Public Service Company, a subsidiary of Maine & Maritimes Corporation.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Director |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Florida Economic Development Council, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Florida Economic Development Council, Inc. |
member |
Former |
Deborah L Gallant, age 56, Founder/Owner/CEO of D. Gallant Management Associates since 1989. Director of Maine & Maritimes Corporation since 1994. Committees: Chairperson, Corporate Governance; Performance and Compensation; and Strategic Planning. Ms. Gallant's professional management consulting firm provides human resource services throughout the United States, primarily in New England. Her over 26 years of hands-on human resource management expertise includes 14 years as Key Bank's Senior Vice President of Human Resources/Corporate Training. Since 1990, Ms. Gallant has served as adjunct faculty for the University of New Hampshire. Ms. Gallant has the distinction of being appointed by the Governor to the Maine Board of Accountancy and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Mercy Health System of Maine. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maine, National Human Resources School at the University of Oklahoma, National Human Resources Graduate School at the University of Colorado, and the Harvard University Negotiation Program. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), as a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), and as a Certified Benefits Professional (CBP).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mercy Health System |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Maine Public Service Company |
Director |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Maine |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| Resource Capital Group |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Bidco, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Resource Capital Group |
Principal |
Former |
| University of South Carolina |
Bachelor's Degree In Interdisciplinary Studies |
Former |
| University of South Carolina |
Associate of Science |
Former |
Lance A. Smith, age 57, President and Co-Owner, Smith's Farm, Inc. since 1997. Director of Maine & Maritimes Corporation since 2002. Committees: Audit; Corporate Governance; and Strategic Planning. A fifth-generation farmer, Mr. Smith has managed potato and broccoli farming and sales operations since the early '70s. Today, his company grows 5,000 acres of broccoli in Maine and Florida, and 3,000 acres of barley, wheat and soybeans in Northern Maine. Mr. Smith is Managing Partner of the Smith Group, LLC, of Hastings, FL. Current Director and President of Blissfield Holdings Ltd, Saint John, NB. He is a former Director of Net2Press and Atlantic Salmon for Northern Maine.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SmithGroup, Inc. |
Managing Partner |
Former |
| Farm LLC |
Co-Owner |
Former |
| Net 2 Press Incorporated |
Director |
Former |
| Farm LLC |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maine & Maritimes Corporation |
Member |
Current |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
Senior Vice President for Energy Sales and Operations |
Former |
| University of South Carolina |
Bachelor's degree with a concentration in business administration |
Former |