Canada’s energy and utilities sector underpins national resilience, economic stability, and critical infrastructure operations. From oil and gas pipelines and nuclear generation to power transmission and renewable energy, these organizations operate complex IT and OT environments under intense regulatory scrutiny. Cybersecurity leaders in this space must balance reliability, safety, and modernization while defending against increasingly sophisticated threats targeting critical infrastructure. The following CISOs and senior security leaders stand out for their leadership, operational depth, and influence across Canada’s energy and utilities landscape.
James Bouchard – Chief Information Security Officer, Enbridge
James Bouchard is a results-oriented security leader with a strong track record of leveraging technology to solve complex business problems within the oil and gas sector. He brings demonstrated leadership experience across multiple large North American organizations, excelling in high-pressure environments that demand detailed analysis, crisis management, and decisive execution. Known as a change agent, James revitalizes teams through accountability, transformation, and strong leadership.
In his role at Enbridge, he is responsible for the company’s overall cybersecurity program, governance, and operations. He provides strategic leadership to develop and advance initiatives designed to continuously improve Enbridge’s cybersecurity posture and operational resiliency across its extensive energy infrastructure.
Nathaniel Jakusz – Cyber Security Operations Manager, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
Nathaniel Jakusz leads cybersecurity operations with over 13 years of experience spanning IT and security disciplines. His focus is on building mature, scalable security operations through strategic program development, managed security service provider governance, and enterprise-wide standardization. His expertise covers threat hunting, threat intelligence, alert triage, digital forensics, and incident response.
Nathaniel is recognized for delivering measurable outcomes by integrating people, process, and technology to improve efficiency, consistency, and resilience. His leadership philosophy emphasizes collaboration, operational excellence, and aligning cybersecurity capabilities with organizational priorities, maturity models, and risk management objectives across the enterprise.
John Pomeroy – Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Hydro One
John Pomeroy is a pragmatic, award-winning risk management and cyber, IT, and OT strategist with more than 20 years of experience protecting billions of dollars in corporate assets. He has built and led multidisciplinary, cross-functional teams across multiple industry verticals and is known for his ability to clearly articulate risk and secure stakeholder buy-in at the executive and board levels.
As Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Hydro One, John is responsible for defining IT, OT, and security strategy and establishing sustainable, cost-effective programs that balance investment with risk. His portfolio spans cyber security strategy, incident response, security operations, physical and personnel security, forensics, IT risk management, business continuity, disaster recovery, and security governance. He is also a trusted advisor, frequent industry speaker, and recognized voice in both CIO and CISO communities.
Chris Lincoln – Chief Information Security Officer, Énergie NB Power
Chris Lincoln oversees the protection of people, information, assets, and facilities across conventional and nuclear generation, transmission, distribution, system operations, and corporate services at Atlantic Canada’s largest utility. His role spans both cyber and physical security in a highly regulated and safety-critical environment.
His experience includes serving as a NERC-CIP senior manager and representing Énergie NB Power across multiple industry committees, including NERC, Electricity Canada, CEATI, cyber nuclear forums, and New Brunswick critical infrastructure partnerships. Chris brings a strong operational and regulatory focus to securing critical energy infrastructure across the region.
Brian Moss – Chief Information Security Officer, Bruce Power
Brian Moss is a career technology professional with close to 20 years of experience in nuclear generation and electrical transmission in Canada. With a deep passion for operational technology and cybersecurity, he has built extensive expertise in securing complex, safety-critical environments.
At Bruce Power, an eight-unit nuclear generating facility in Ontario, Brian focuses on information security operations and incident response, with particular emphasis on supply chain risk management for digital assets. His work supports the protection and resilience of one of Canada’s most critical sources of clean energy.
Danny Fullerton – Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President, Boralex Inc.
Danny Fullerton brings more than 20 years of security leadership experience across governance, architecture, and operations in complex IT and OT environments. He is known for building security functions that scale effectively within regulated, high-availability industries, with a strong focus on operational technology and critical infrastructure.
His career includes leading multi-year security transformation programs across North America and Europe in sectors such as rail and energy, including environments governed by NERC CIP requirements. Danny aligns cybersecurity with business objectives by connecting risk, architecture, and operating models to executive decision-making and board-level accountability.
Securing Canada’s Energy and Utility Infrastructure
As Canada’s energy and utilities sector continues to modernize, integrate renewables, and digitize operations, cybersecurity leadership has become inseparable from operational reliability and public safety. The leaders featured here play a critical role in protecting essential services, navigating regulatory complexity, and strengthening the resilience of infrastructure Canadians rely on every day. Their influence extends beyond individual organizations, shaping best practices and security maturity across the national energy ecosystem.