Dawn L. Farrell will join Portland General Electric board of directors, effective January 1, 2022
"We are pleased to welcome Dawn to the PGE Board," said
Farrell comes to PGE with more than 35 years of energy industry experience with TransAlta and BC Hydro. Farrell was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) since 2012, before retiring in March of this year. Prior to serving as CEO, she held a variety of executive leadership positions at TransAlta and
Farrell holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Arts in Economics, both from the
Farrell serves as the lead director of The Chemours Company and is a board member of Canadian Natural Resources, Limited. She also serves as a member of the
Farrell will serve on the
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