Sheikh Nahyaan is Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer at Toronto Hydro. He oversees all aspects of asset strategy and integrated planning for grid modernization, electrification and resilience; grid operations and emergency response; design and construction of distribution system and customer investments; and technology programs.
Mr. Nahyaan's career has been focused within the energy sector as a proven and self-driven visionary leader. He has led transformations driving efficiency and productivity through expert change management, process improvements and technology deployments while enabling a service culture. He possesses extensive experience in strategy, engineering and operational functions, including asset planning, metering, contracts, standards and policy, as well as control centre, customer and technology functions.
Mr. Nahyaan holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Master of Engineering Design from McMaster University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Schulich School of Business at York University. He is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the province of Ontario.