Adele Pantusa

Background

About Adele Pantusa

I am an experienced, driven and focused legal professional offering over 30 years of in-house legal expertise in the utility sector. I articled at Ontario Hydro in 1993 and am currently Assistant General Counsel, as well as the company's Privacy Officer and Chief Records Officer. I work on a wide range of matters in the area of corporate/commercial law. I have been the lead lawyer for the company's conservation and demand management initiatives, as well as the company's telecommunications business. Along with the development of the company's Accessibility Program, I have also developed and have oversight over the company's Privacy Program and Records Management Program. I was the initiating member of a team of lawyers who worked on the acquisition of 88 local distribution companies in 1998/99. In addition, I was a key member of “demerger” team that worked on break-up of Ontario Hydro into successor corporations. I manage and lead a team of dedicated legal and non-legal professionals who provide effective and timely legal and strategic services to Hydro One's various lines of business and executive team. Strengths include: Leadership | Contract Negotiation | Change Management | Mergers & Acquisitions | Corporate Governance | Employee Coaching and Engagement | Privacy| Records Management | Accessibility| Compliance | Regulatory | Policy Development| Training | Project Management