Emera's CEO is Scott Balfour, appointed in Mar 2018, has a tenure of 8.17 years. total yearly compensation is CA$10.21M, comprised of 12.3% salary and 87.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.039% of the company’s shares, worth CA$8.44M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.4 years and 6.5 years respectively.
Key information
Scott Balfour
Chief executive officer
CA$10.2m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
12.33%
CEO tenure
8.2yrs
CEO ownership
0.04%
Management average tenure
4.4yrs
Board average tenure
6.5yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Scott Balfour's remuneration changed compared to Emera's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
CA$10m
CA$1m
CA$1b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
CA$876m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
CA$870m
Dec 31 2024
CA$9m
CA$1m
CA$494m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
CA$629m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
CA$726m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
CA$625m
Dec 31 2023
CA$9m
CA$1m
CA$978m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Dec 31 2022
CA$8m
CA$1m
CA$945m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
CA$787m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
CA$550m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
CA$600m
Dec 31 2021
CA$8m
CA$1m
CA$511m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
CA$458m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
CA$613m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
CA$688m
Dec 31 2020
CA$8m
CA$1m
CA$938m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
CA$858m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
CA$829m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
CA$874m
Dec 31 2019
CA$7m
CA$1m
CA$663m
Compensation vs Market: Scott's total compensation ($USD7.48M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD7.51M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Scott's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Scott Balfour (61 yo)
8.2yrs
Tenure
CA$10,209,945
Compensation
Mr. Scott Carlyle Balfour has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Emera Incorporated since March 29, 2018. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Emera Incorporated since November 18,...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Scott Balfour
CEO, President & Director
8.2yrs
CA$10.21m
0.039% CA$ 8.4m
Jared Green
Chief Financial Officer
less than a year
CA$1.46m
0.0021% CA$ 462.5k
Karen Hutt
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development
less than a year
CA$2.37m
0.00086% CA$ 187.6k
Gregory Blunden
Executive Vice President of Finance - Emera USA
less than a year
CA$3.11m
0.0011% CA$ 237.8k
Helen Wesley
President & CEO of Peoples Gas
4.4yrs
CA$2.67m
0.00054% CA$ 117.8k
Archibald Collins
President & CEO of Tampa Electric
5.3yrs
CA$3.10m
0.0045% CA$ 988.2k
Dave Bezanson
Vice President of Investor Relations & Pensions
no data
no data
no data
Michael Barrett
Executive VP & General Counsel
3.8yrs
no data
0.0013% CA$ 272.7k
R. Roberts
Chief Human Resources Officer
11.4yrs
no data
0.0013% CA$ 283.6k
Chris Heck
Chief Digital Officer
6.3yrs
no data
no data
Roger Blackman
Managing Director of Barbados Light & Power Company
6.1yrs
no data
no data
Peter Gregg
Executive VP of Strategy & Policy
less than a year
no data
0.0012% CA$ 253.0k
4.4yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: EMA.PRC's management team is considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Scott Balfour
CEO, President & Director
8.2yrs
CA$10.21m
0.039% CA$ 8.4m
Paula Gold-Williams
Independent Director
4.3yrs
CA$206.98k
no data
Brian Porter
Independent Director
2.2yrs
CA$146.28k
0.0049% CA$ 1.1m
Henry Demone
Independent Director
11.7yrs
CA$160.50k
0.00062% CA$ 135.3k
Isabelle Courville
Independent Director
less than a year
CA$39.33k
0.00065% CA$ 141.8k
Kent Harvey
Independent Director
8.5yrs
CA$226.98k
no data
Karen Sheriff
Independent Chairman
5.3yrs
CA$249.96k
0.00098% CA$ 213.8k
Ian Robertson
Independent Director
4.3yrs
CA$160.47k
0.011% CA$ 2.3m
James Bertram
Independent Director
7.8yrs
CA$148.03k
0.0046% CA$ 1.0m
Jochen Tilk
Independent Director
7.8yrs
CA$171.00k
no data
B. Loewen
Independent Director
13.3yrs
CA$149.47k
0.0015% CA$ 320.7k
Carla Tully
Independent Director
1.9yrs
CA$206.98k
0.0043% CA$ 927.1k
6.5yrs
Average Tenure
64.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: EMA.PRC's board of directors are considered experienced (6.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/07 08:29
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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