Fortis Inc. announced the appointment of Jocelyn Perry as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Fortis effective June 1, 2018. Karl Smith, current Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, will retire May 31, 2018 after more than 30 years with Fortis. Jocelyn Perry has an extensive career in the utility business, having worked at Newfoundland Power for the past 13 years in a variety of capacities, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and for the past year as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Jocelyn is a prior Director of Finance at Fortis in the early 2000s, and previously served in other financial capacities in the private sector.