Canada

Former President and CEO, Q9 Networks Inc.

Karen Sheriff joined the Emera Board of Directors in 2021 and was appointed Chair of the Board in February 2025. She has extensive leadership experience in publicly traded and private companies, as well as in regulated environments, in both Canada and the United States.

Most recently, Karen served as President and CEO of Q9 Networks Inc., a Canadian data centre company. Previously, from 2008 to 2014, she served as President and CEO of Bell Aliant, Inc.

Karen is the former President and CEO of Q9 Networks Inc., a data centre services provider. From 2008 to 2014, she was President and CEO of Bell Aliant, Inc., a telecommunications company. She was in senior leadership positions for more than nine years with BCE Inc. and currently serves on the Board of Directors of BCE Inc. She also spent over 10 years at United Airlines in the areas of marketing, strategy, human resources, and finance.

Karen is a former member of the Board of CPP Investments and WestJet Airlines Ltd.

Karen received her Master of Business Administration with concentrations in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago. She was named one of Canada’s top 25 Women of Influence for 2013 and 2014 by Women of Influence Inc. and named Woman of the Year by Canadian Women in Communications. She has been recognized as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs by Atlantic Business Magazine and one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women on multiple occasions.