Encore: Michelle Branigan

The following is an encore profile of Michelle Branigan, the indefatigable CEO of Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC). You know her better now thanks to her monthly contributions to our publication. Get to know Michelle better still by attending an EHRC gala luncheon on December 9, which will celebrate excellence in our industry’s workforce. See our calendar for a link to the event.

The world is almost too small to contain all the projects of Michelle Branigan, the CEO of Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC), the leading source of HR information for Canada’s electricity Industry. Branigan has an intimate knowledge of the market and the industry. Her ambitions are fuelled by Canada’s aging electricity infrastructure, a maturing workforce, and a growing skilled labour shortage…

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