Our Management Team

Barry Chuddy
Chief Executive Officer
Guelph Hydro Inc.
Barry Chuddy was appointed as the Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Guelph Hydro Inc. (GHI) in August 2009.  GHI is the holding company for the entity which owns Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc. (GHESI), which is the regulated distribtuion utility serving over 52,000 customers in Guelph and Rockwood, and is the holding company for Envida Community Energy (Envida), which owns a number of non-regulated assets.

Mr. Chuddy has over two and a half decades of industry experience.  He comes to GHI from Columbia Power Corporation (CPC) where he served as its President and CEO.  Previous to working at CPC, he was Executive Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at Enersource Hydro Mississauga.  Mr Chuddy has also held senior positions with TransAlta and Emera Inc., and has served on numerous boards in the electricty industry. 

A team leader with a strong financial and development background, Mr. Chuddy is a graduate of several Canadian military schools.  He was an original stakeholder board member of the Independent Electricity Market Operator (now the IESO) in Ontario, where he chaired the IESO's audit committee, and pursuant to a merger between the International District Energy Association and the Canadian District Energy Association, serves on the Canadian Forum of the IDEA.  Barry received the Chartered Director (C.Dir.) designation from The Directors College (a joint venture of McMaster University and The Conference Board of Canada) in early 2013.

Seymour Trachimovsky
Corporate Secretary
Envida Community Energy Inc., Guelph Hydro Inc., Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc.
Mr. Trachimovsky joined Guelph Hydro Inc. in May 2010 following a 25-year career as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of DuPont Canada Inc. and a five-year sojourn as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Zenon Environmental Inc. In these roles and previous positions, Mr. Trachimovsky managed patent and other intellectual property portfolios, oversaw mergers, divestitures and acquisitions, and managed significant patent and product liability litigation. He implemented significant governance reforms at DuPont Canada when it was publicly traded as well as at Zenon. During the mid-nineties he served on the Canadian Bar Association Task Force on Civil Justice. Mr. Trachimovsky is on the Board of the Canadian Forum for Access to Civil Justice and the Editorial Board of the Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy. He is a graduate of McGill University with degrees in common law (LL.B) and chemical engineering (B.Eng). He is also a graduate of Schulich School of Business (MBA) with major in accounting and finance and of Osgoode Hall (LLM, tax policy).

Ron Collins
Vice-President, Business Development and Partnerships
Envida Community Energy Inc., Guelph Hydro Inc.
Mr. Collins joined Guelph Hydro Inc., the parent company of Envida Community Energy Inc. in November 2010 with more than 15 years of senior management experience in Ontario's utility and power generation industries. In addition to holding senior manager positions with Capital Power, EPCOR, Enbridge and Union Gas, he founded Global Energy Solutions, an energy services consultancy that specializes in delivering highly effective Conservation and Demand Management programs as well as project management program for power generation projects. Mr. Collins has a Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degrees.

Nicole Mailloux
Vice-President of Human Resources,
Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc.
 Ms. Mailloux is a senior human resources professional with in-depth experience in all facets of human resources, including compensation, labour relations, and human resources strategy. Ms. Mailloux has extensive experience in the Ontario energy sector. Her first career was in the field of biological research with Ontario Hydro's Research Division, and she spearheaded Guelph Hydro's Conservation and Demand Management programs in 2005 and 2006. She is a core member of the Electricity Distributors Association Human Resources Council and its Advisory Committee, and is on the Leadership Council of Guelph's Local Immigration Partnership. She is on the Board of Michael House and volunteers for other local charities. She has been designated as Human Resources and Compensation Committee Certified (HRCCC)) and is a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP). She also has an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph.

Sandy Manners
Director of Corporate Communications
Guelph Hydro Inc.
Ms. Manners is an award-winning senior communications professional with extensive experience in the energy and utilities sector. Prior to joining Guelph Hydro Inc. in 2010, she served as Director, Corporate Communications for Horizon Utilities Corporation and Manager, Strategic Communications and Public Relations for Siemens Power Generation. She taught Issues and Crisis Communications Planning at McMaster University and is past-Chair of the Communicators' Council of the Electricity Distributors Association. Ms. Manners has a Bachelor of Arts from Waterloo University, a certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility from the University of Toronto, and was recently inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Public Relations Society.