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TC Energy President, CEO Girling to Retire at End of 2020

September 21, 2020 at 07:59 am EDT

By Colin Kellaher

TC Energy Corp. on Monday said Russell Girling plans to retire as president, chief executive and a director at the end of the year.

The Calgary, Alberta, provider of energy-infrastructure services said Francois Poirier, currently chief operating officer and president of its power-and-storage and Mexico operations, would succeed Mr. Girling as president and CEO and join the board on Jan. 1, 2021.

TC Energy said Mr. Girling, who joined the company in 1994 and has been president and CEO since 2010, will assist Mr. Poirier with the transition through the end of February.

Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com

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Russell Girling

Russell K. Girling is a businessperson who has been at the head of 11 different companies. Currently, Mr. Girling holds the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at TransCanada Trust and President for North Baja Pipeline LLC. Russell K. Girling is also on the board of Willow Park Charity Golf Classic and Member of The National Petroleum Council and Member of The Business Roundtable. In the past Mr. Girling was Chairman of Natural Gas Council, President, CEO & Non-Independent Director at TC Energy Corp. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for TC Pipelines LP, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at TC Pipelines GP, Inc. President of Cargill Gas Marketing Ltd. and Executive Vice President-Power Division at TransCanada Energy Ltd. (which are all subsidiaries of TC Energy Corp.), Chairman, CFO & Executive VP-Development at EPCOR Power LP, Co-Chairman for United Way of Calgary & Area, Principal at Suncor, Inc. and Chairman at Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. He received an MBA and an undergraduate degree from the University of Calgary.

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