Cynthia Johnston

Executive Vice President, Corporate Services

Cynthia Johnston is TransAlta’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and is responsible for IT and Supply Chain Management.

Ms. Johnston has been Vice President, Renewable Operations for the past 18 months.  She has more than 25 years of electric industry experience and returned to TransAlta in late 2009 after five years with FortisAlberta Inc. where she held several vice presidential roles overseeing regulatory and legal affairs as well as customer and corporate services.

Previously with TransAlta, Ms. Johnston held the position of Vice President, Operations, where she was responsible for fuel supply and hydro operations. Prior to that position, she was Vice President, Transmission and was responsible for TransAlta’s divestiture of its $850 million transmission business to AltaLink Management/SNC Lavalin.  In 2000, she led TransAlta’s divestiture of its $700 million distribution and retail business to UtiliCorp. She has significant experience in leading large multi-disciplinary project teams and a track record of strong execution of results. 

Ms. Johnston has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary and a Masters in Applied Economics from the University of Victoria.