Ontario Energy Board

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

Salary Name Position
$616,310.27
earned in 2005
HOWARD WETSTON Chair
Ontario Energy Board
$346,398.06
earned in 2005
GORDON KAISER Vice Chair
Ontario Energy Board
$252,030.00
earned in 2005
PAMELA NOWINA Vice Chair
Ontario Energy Board
$241,954.00
earned in 2005
ANGELA FERRANTE Chief Operating Officer
Ontario Energy Board
$225,829.25
earned in 2005
GEORGE VEGH General Counsel
Ontario Energy Board
$205,797.73
earned in 2005
PAUL VLAHOS Board Member
Ontario Energy Board
$203,468.29
earned in 2005
PAUL SOMMERVILLE Board Member
Ontario Energy Board
$202,188.29
earned in 2005
ROBERT BETTS Board Member
Ontario Energy Board
$193,650.31
earned in 2005
WILLIAM RUPERT Managing Director, Regulatory Policy
Ontario Energy Board
$188,812.53
earned in 2005
JENNIFER LEA Counsel
Ontario Energy Board
$188,160.87
earned in 2005
CYNTHIA CHAPLIN Board Member
Ontario Energy Board
$180,036.36
earned in 2005
CATHERINE BARKER-HOYES Managing Director, Business Services
Ontario Energy Board
$177,983.06
earned in 2005
MARTINE BAND Counsel
Ontario Energy Board
$171,290.57
earned in 2005
MARK GARNER Managing Director, Market Operations
Ontario Energy Board
$161,992.16
earned in 2005
ARTHUR BIRCHENOUGH Board Member
Ontario Energy Board
$159,975.03
earned in 2005
DENISE HARRINGTON Managing Director, Communications
Ontario Energy Board
$137,716.01
earned in 2005
JOHN ZYCH Board Secretary
Ontario Energy Board
$129,624.69
earned in 2005
ALLAN FOGWILL Director, Applications
Ontario Energy Board
$129,223.39
earned in 2005
BILL COWAN Chief Regulatory Auditor
Ontario Energy Board
$128,963.41
earned in 2005
PETER FRASER Manager, Wholesale Power Policy
Ontario Energy Board
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Published March 2006

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 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.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Ontario Energy Board, including:

2006 Ontario Sunshine List: Ontario Energy Board Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Ontario Energy Board's 33 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $5,674,339.15 in 2005.

At the top of the Ontario Energy Board Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Ontario Energy Board was Chair HOWARD WETSTON, who brought home $616,310.27 in 2005.

Following HOWARD WETSTON was Vice Chair GORDON KAISER, with annual earnings of $346,398.06. Vice Chair PAMELA NOWINA made $252,030.00, Chief Operating Officer ANGELA FERRANTE made $241,954.00, and General Counsel GEORGE VEGH round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $225,829.25 for the Ontario Energy Board 2006 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2005, 8 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 9 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 8 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 5 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 2 received over $300,000 at the Ontario Energy Board.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 8 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 9 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 8 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 5 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 2 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2006 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employers List.