Canadian Utilities Limited Appoints New Director

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Utilities Limited (TSX: CU, CU.X)

Nancy C. Southern, Chair of the Board of Canadian Utilities Limited (the “Company”), is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Pourbaix to the Company's Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2019. 

Mr. Pourbaix is President & Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Cenovus Energy. Prior to Cenovus, he held a broad range of leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer with TransCanada Corporation. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Board Chair at Mount Royal University and a member of the Business Council of Alberta.

With approximately 5,000 employees and assets of $22 billion, Canadian Utilities Limited is an ATCO company. Canadian Utilities Limited is a diversified global energy infrastructure corporation delivering service excellence and innovative business solutions in Electricity (electricity generation, transmission and distribution), Pipelines & Liquids (natural gas transmission, distribution and infrastructure development; and energy storage and industrial water solutions) and Retail Energy (electricity and natural gas retail sales). More information can be found at

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