Cathy Sprague

Biography

Her role is to oversee Bruce Power’s Human Resources function including Labour Relations, Recruitment, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Wellness, Total Rewards and Payroll. Along with the Chief Executive Officer and the other Executive Vice Presidents, she also serves as a member of the Bruce Power Executive Team and is a member of the management committees dealing with pension administration, code of conduct, and corporate sponsorship. She joins Bruce Power with more than 25 years in the human resources field. She recently served as Corporate Vice President of Human Resources with the Irving Group of Companies in New Brunswick. While there, she was instrumental in implementing an integrated Human Resources system for all J.D. Irving companies and their 15,000 employees. Previously, Cathy was the Canadian Vice President of Human Resources for Coca-Cola Enterprises in Toronto. In addition to the leadership of the Human Resources function for Canada, she was also on the North American HR Leadership team designing and developing HR programs and services for North America. From 1998 to 2007, Cathy the was Executive Director of Human Resources at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with overall responsibility for CBC Radio, CBC Television and digital platforms. In her role, she led a full range of human resource and labour relations activities for the Corporation’s 10,000 employees. Cathy graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University, holds a Bachelor of Commerce from St. Mary’s University and a Master of Business Administration from Athabasca University.

Research Interest

Engineering