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Appointees' Biographies

Michael Eubanks

Michael leverages more than 30 years of diverse experience across the retail, financial services and digital and information technology sectors in both Canada and the United States as a leader in enterprise strategic planning, he specializes in implementing complex technology changes to meet shifting business models for public and private companies.

Before Michael’s appointment at goeasy in 2020, he was Chief Information Officer at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the Ontario Cannabis Store. He has also held senior technology management roles at Canadian Tire Corporation and Best Buy International.

Michael is a graduate of York University and has completed the Institute Corporate Director’s Program Certification from the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto.

Ersilia Serafini

Ersilia Serafini is President and Chief Executive Officer of Summerhill, a national firm delivering conservation and demand-side management programs for utilities and governments across Canada. For more than 25 years, she has worked at the intersection of public policy, customer engagement, and energy market transformation, helping organizations design and deliver large-scale programs that drive measurable environmental and economic impact.

Ersilia currently serves on the Board of Directors of Toronto Hydro and has previously served on the Board of the Independent Electricity System Operator.  She is the Treasurer on the Board of the Clean Economy Fund and the incoming Chapter Chair for the Gold Toronto Chapter of Young President’s Organization.

Brian Topp (Chair)

Brian Topp is currently chair of the Board of Toronto Hydro. He is also a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Canada-United States Relations; is a member of the Mayor of Toronto’s Economic Action Team; and is a partner at GT & Company Executive Advisors. He has extensive experience in government and public policy across Canada, most recently serving as chief of staff to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. He previously served as executive director at the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists Toronto, co-chaired Film Ontario, and was a director at Pinewood Toronto Studios. He is a graduate of McGill University.

The Corporations Nominating Panel recommends that:

1. City Council treat the portion of the City Council meeting at which the Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Hydro Board of Directors is considered as a special meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Hydro Corporation, and

a. waive the provisions of the Public Appointments Policy that require the Corporations Nominating Panel to short-list and interview candidates, and adopt the following as a resolution of the Shareholder of the Toronto Hydro Corporation:

Notwithstanding the Shareholder Direction, City Council, as Shareholder, reappoint the following candidates to the Toronto Hydro Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting on June 28, 2026, and ending on June 28, 2028, and until successors are appointed:

Michael Eubanks

Ersilia Serafini

b. waive the provisions of the Public Appointments Policy that require the Corporations Nominating Panel to short-list and interview candidates and the provisions that the term of appointment to corporations is 2 years and that the limit on length of service for any citizen member on the board of directors is 8 consecutive years, and adopt the following as a resolution of the Shareholder of the Toronto Hydro Corporation:

Notwithstanding the Shareholder Direction, City Council, as Shareholder, reappoint Brian Topp to the Toronto Hydro Board, as Chair, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting on June 28, 2026, and ending on June 28, 2029, and until a successor is appointed. 

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, 2, and 3 to the report (March 31, 2026) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.

Candidates' Biographies

Michael Eubanks

Michael leverages more than 30 years of diverse experience across the retail, financial services and digital and information technology sectors in both Canada and the United States as a leader in enterprise strategic planning, he specializes in implementing complex technology changes to meet shifting business models for public and private companies.

Before Michael’s appointment at goeasy in 2020, he was Chief Information Officer at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the Ontario Cannabis Store. He has also held senior technology management roles at Canadian Tire Corporation and Best Buy International.

Michael is a graduate of York University and has completed the Institute Corporate Director’s Program Certification from the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto.

Ersilia Serafini

Ersilia Serafini is President and Chief Executive Officer of Summerhill, a national firm delivering conservation and demand-side management programs for utilities and governments across Canada. For more than 25 years, she has worked at the intersection of public policy, customer engagement, and energy market transformation, helping organizations design and deliver large-scale programs that drive measurable environmental and economic impact.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Toronto Hydro and has previously served on the Board of the Independent Electricity System Operator.  She is the Treasurer on the Board of the Clean Economy Fund and the incoming Chapter Chair for the Gold Toronto Chapter of Young President’s Organization.

Brian Topp (Chair)

Brian Topp is currently chair of the Board of Toronto Hydro. He is also a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Canada-United States Relations; is a member of the Mayor of Toronto’s Economic Action Team; and is a partner at GT & Company Executive Advisors. He has extensive experience in government and public policy across Canada, most recently serving as chief of staff to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. He previously served as executive director at the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists Toronto, co-chaired Film Ontario, and was a director at Pinewood Toronto Studios. He is a graduate of McGill University.

The Corporations Nominating Panel will select candidates to be interviewed for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board. The Corporations Nominating Panel will conduct interviews at its next meeting and recommend three candidates, including a Chair, to City Council for appointment.