Bruce Marchand

Bruce Marchand is Interim Chair of the CSSB and an experienced energy sector executive who worked previously as a senior partner in an Atlantic Canadian regional law firm. Prior to his retirement in 2024, Bruce was the Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer of Emera Inc., a public energy services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a strategic focus on transformation from high carbon to low carbon energy sources. Emera operates electric and natural gas utilities with assets in three Atlantic provinces, New England, Florida, New Mexico, and the Caribbean.

At Emera, Bruce held senior executive responsibility for several areas, including legal and regulatory affairs, securities laws, corporate governance, internal audit, ethics, compliance, insurance, enterprise risk management and sustainability. Prior to joining Emera, Bruce held various law practice leadership and management roles; practicing in areas of corporate and commercial law, including in the infrastructure, banking, and energy sectors.

Bruce is a graduate of Acadia University (BA in Economics), Dalhousie Law School (LLB), and the Institute of Corporate Directors Program (ICD.D). He has been involved as a volunteer and leader in several professional, community and charitable organizations, including as a former Governor of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council and as past Chair of the QEII Foundation’s Board of Trustees.