Harradence to succeed Ebel as Enbridge president, CEO
Enbridge Inc. has appointed Michele Harradence to succeed Greg Ebel as president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2027. Harradence, currently executive vice-president, gas distribution and storage, also will join the board of directors.
The appointment follows a multi-year succession planning process led by the board, the company said in a Sept. 8 release.
Ebel will retire Dec. 31, 2026. He will remain on the board through the end of the year and will serve as an advisor to the board and to Harradence from January through May 2027, the company said.
Ebel joined Enbridge in 2017, transitioning from president and chief executive officer of Spectra Energy Corp. to chair of the board of Enbridge with the merger of the two companies. He became president and chief executive officer in January 2023.
Board Chair Steve Williams said Ebel helped secure Enbridge's $41-billion growth project backlog and oversaw the acquisition of three US natural gas utilities from Dominion Energy, expanding the company's natural gas utility business.
Harradence holds more than 25 years of experience across the energy value chain, including the upstream, midstream, downstream, retail, and oil and gas services sectors. She has led Enbridge's gas utility business since 2022 and previously served as senior vice-president and chief operating officer of the company's gas transmission and midstream business in Houston. She joined Enbridge in 2014 after holding senior leadership positions during a 16-year tenture with Shell.