Appointment of Michelle Branigan as Executive Director of Electricity Sector Council

The Electricity Sector Council’s (ESC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Branigan to the position of Executive Director.

Ms. Branigan was appointed Interim Executive Director of ESC on April 19, 2010.  Prior to holding this position, she had been the Council’s Senior Project Manager since 2007, successfully leading many projects including Labour Market Information, Succession Planning, Knowledge Management and Transfer, and Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative.

Ms. Branigan is a human resources professional with over 15 years of experience in project management, human resources development, recruitment, and curriculum development and evaluation. She acquired most of her human resources experience through working for the Irish State Development Agency (Enterprise Ireland) in Dublin, Ireland where she received two organizational awards for exceeding all targets and sustaining a high level of performance.

Michelle holds a Masters degree in Training and Performance Management from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom and is a certified Project Management Professional.