Karmagaming International
Former President & CEO, Emera Caribbean Limited
Wayne is currently with Karmagaming International. Formerly President & CEO of Emera Caribbean Limited, Wayne served on the boards of Grand Bahama Power Company, ICD Utilities Ltd, Barbados Light and Power and was Chair of the Board for Barbados Light and Power Holdings. He is past Chair of the Board of Governors for the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council and the Nova Scotia Junior Achievement Hall of Fame as well as past board member of ENTx Capital Corporation, a Calgary based private equity company and Open Hydro Generation Company located in Ireland. Wayne is a current Board Member and Chair of the Audit Committee of Trade Centre Limited.
During his tenure with Nova Scotia Power Inc. (now Emera Inc.) Wayne served as the Manager of Internal Audit in 1989 and progressed into increasingly more senior, diverse and complex positions during the past 20 years. Positions included Director of Corporate Effectiveness, Director of Customer Service Operations, President & CEO of Enercom and Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy. In this latter role, Wayne’s leadership resulted in over $55 million in annual earnings from new business and acquisitions. Building on this success, Wayne became President & CEO Emera Caribbean Limited in 2009 and is responsible for Emera’s growth strategy and execution in the Caribbean market.
A native of Nova Scotia, Wayne received a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from Saint Mary’s University and completed his CA designation with Deloitte. His formal education includes the Harvard Law School Executive Negotiation Program, Harvard Business School Corporate Strategy and Innovation, The Wharton School - Strategic Finance & Marketing Program and the Executive Leadership Programs with both the North American Centre for Creative Leadership and the Niagara Institute.
Wayne’s past community involvement includes Board Member of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, IWK Health Centre Foundation, Halifax Club, Pier 21 Society, Neptune Theatre, Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation and Executive of the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce Board. He was also a founding member of the David Foster Foundation Fundraising Advisory Committee in Atlantic Canada. Raising over $1.6 million (net) for this cause, the highest ever raised from a single event. In addition, Wayne is a past Board member of the Atlantic Financial Executives’ Institute and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia. He was also a part time professor for the Masters of Business Administration Program at Saint Mary’s University where he was recognized as MBA Professor of the Year.
Wayne was honoured in 2001 as one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40.
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