2020 Sunshine List: Independent Electricity System Operator top earners
Every year Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants, which includes nurses, teachers, police officers, and firefighters, with six-figure salaries. In Independent Electricity System Operator, 643 staffers made the list this year, earning a total salary of $89,974,483.50 in 2019.
At the top of the Sunshine List
Topping the list for Independent Electricity System Operator was President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction Peter Gregg who brought home $725,823.41 in 2019.
Following Peter Gregg was Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Acquisition and Operations / Directeur de l‘exploitation et vice-président – Planification, acquisitions et opérations Leonard Kula, who had annual earnings of $427,778.73. Vice President Policy, Engagement and Innovation / Vice-président – Politique, mobilisation et innovation Terence Young made $387,122.21, Vice President, Information and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer / Vice-président – Services de l'information et des technologies et directeur de l'information Alex Foord made $343,679.50 and Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-président – Services intégrés et directeur des finances Barbara Anderson round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $319,771.19 for the Independent Electricity System Operator 2020 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among the 643 Independent Electricity System Operator's employees, who received more than six-figure salaries 85 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 402 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 128 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 17 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 4 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , 7 received over $300,000 at Independent Electricity System Operator.
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2020 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2020 Employees List. If you wish to analyse the list by employer go to Sunshine List 2020 Employers List.
The Sunshine List
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, makes Ontario's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.
In Ontario the Sunshine List was first published in 1996, by the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris. Just 4,576 names appeared on the first list.