Robert Bennett

Robert R.
Bennett is the founder of Emera Technologies Holding LLC, founded in 2018, serving as President & Chief Executive Officer.
Current jobs include President & Chief Executive Officer at Emera US, Inc. since 2015; President & Chief Executive Officer at Block Energy LLC; Director at Energy Council of Canada, Halifax Chamber of Commerce, ICD Utilities Ltd., Emera (Caribbean), Inc.; President, Principal Executive Officer & Director at Emera US Holdings, Inc.; Member-Governors Board at St. Francis Xavier University and Nova Scotia Community College.
Former jobs include President & Chief Executive Officer at Nova Scotia Power, Inc. from 2007 to 2011; Chairman & Chief Operating Officer at TECO Energy, Inc. in 2016; Director at Tampa Electric Co., The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, and The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs; President & Chief Operating Officer at Versant Power from 2005 to 2007; Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Emera, Inc. from 2015 to 2016.
Education includes undergraduate degrees from Dalhousie University and St. Francis Xavier University.