Robert McNeil, P.Eng., MBA
Partner / President

Rob is a graduate of Queen’s University in Electrical Engineering, and holds a MBA from York University’s Schulich School of Business.  He has spent the last 14 years working in the Ontario utility market in various roles. 

Prior to joining Composite Power Group, Rob Spent 5 years with HD Supply Power Solutions where he both managed Hydro One, and was responsible for business development.  Rob is responsible for driving sales growth for Composite Power Group and our supplier partners. 

Mark Small
Partner / Vice President, Distributed Sales
 

Mark joined Composite Power in April 2016. Mark was brought on to help us manage our National Expansion.

Along with a strong management background, Mark brings with him an unmatched knowledge of utility distributor products and sales strategies. Mark's experience comes from three decades working for AC Supply, Grafton Utility Supply, HD Supply Power Solutions and Anixter Power Solutions. Mark was a key part of the team that helped grow Grafton from a small, regional distributor to ultimately earn a dominant position in the utility market across Canada.

Ashley Onesi
Vice President, Distributed Sales

Prior to joining Composite Power Group, Ashley was the Director of Supply Chain at Enwave, accountable for establishing the Supply Chain department, focusing on strategic sourcing, governance, and foundational processes. Ashley also spent 14 years at Hydro One and led the Transmission Sourcing (material and services) portfolio, accountable for sourcing critical transmission equipment, EPC, construction, and technical and professional service categories. Ashley is a highly adaptable and strategic leader, skilled in developing strong relationships and trusted with leading and delivering high-impact initiatives critical to customers.

Ashley graduated with Honours in Environment and Business, from the University of Waterloo and maintains her PMP designation.

TAS HUSSAIN, P.Eng.,
Partner / Vice President, Business Development

Tas is an accomplished sales and business development executive with over 15 years of experience in the energy sector. Tas spent almost a decade at Powell Canada. As a Director of Sales and Marketing at Powell, he significantly contributed toward their major growth and expansion in Canada. Tas has spent his entire career in various sales and leadership roles, and he brings with him a strong network of customer relationships built on successful consultative and value add strategic selling.

In his last role before joining Composite Power Group, he was the Senior Regional Director of Sales for Schneider Electric. He is a Licensed professional electrical engineer and holds executive sales and leadership training from Harvard University and Schulich School of Business. Tas is responsible for driving sales growth for Composite Power and our supplier partners.

Nevin Gilchrist
Partner / General Manager
Composite Power Group Ontario

Prior to joining Composite Power Group in 2012, Nevin held a role as a key account manager for Burndy Canada, where he was responsible for Burndy’s sales at Hydro One, Toronto Hydro, Siemens and Black & McDonald. 

Nevin manages our inside sales and customer service team, coordinates all quoting activity and drives continuous improvement of our customer service processes. 

Nevin holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University.  

Alain Berthier
Partner / General Manager
COMPOSITE POWER GROUP EAST

Alain graduated as an Electrical Engineer in 1987 and started his career with ALSTOM (GE now) as a technical sales representative. Over 20 years he climbed the ladder to become General Manager of the HV equipment plant. He then managed a Valmont Industries plant and a Cummins generator branch. In 2015, Alain joined Composite Power Group as General Manager to lead the creation of Composite Power Group East covering Quebec and Atlantic Canada. With his extensive business management and business development experience, established customer relationships and hard work, Alain has built a solid sales team and has made Composite Power Group East a market leader.

Curtis Krueger
Partner / General Manager
Composite Power Group West

Curtis graduated from Electrical Engineering Technology in 1993 and Started his career with Partner Technologies in Regina. He joined us having spent the last three years successfully growing his own sales agency TransCanada Utility Products. Curtis has a strong track record of success in sales and additionally brings strong technical knowledge of transformers/mobile substations from his time with Pauwels and Delta Star. Curtis also has an extensive background in electrical systems having spent working with Westinghouse and Siemens.

Jeanette Edney
Account Manager - ONTARIO

Jeanette Edney joined Composite Power Group in 2006. Prior to joining Composite Power Group Jeanette worked for Siemens in communications as an account manager for Central and Eastern Canada. Jeanette works with our GTA based contractors and many LDC’s including Alectra.

JONATHAN GOUPIL
ACCOUNT MANAGER - QUEBEC

Jonathan graduated as an Automated Production Engineer in 2008 and embarked on his professional journey at Mechtronix, part of the Textron family, where he served as a service engineer for flight simulators. His role took him on travels across the globe, but Jonathan felt a pull back to his childhood passion for electricity.
Transitioning to EMSPEC, a Montreal-based disconnect switch manufacturer, Jonathan joined as a technical sales engineer. Over the span of a decade, he honed his skills and expertise, establishing himself as a valuable asset. In 2023, Jonathan made a significant career move to Composite Power Group as an Account Manager.
Swiftly rising through the ranks, Jonathan's exceptional performance led to him being offered a partnership in 2023. Drawing upon his extensive experience in business development and his established rapport with clients, Jonathan is instrumental in driving the growth of the East division.

Jason Zurowski
Western Canada Utility Channel Manager

Before starting with Composite Power Group in April of 2022, Jason has spent the last 32 ½ years working for EECOL Electric Corp. Jason started with EECOL in October of 1989 in Regina Saskatchewan and then moved to Calgary in 2004. Jason has worked in many roles for EECOL over the years which included Industrial Inside Sales, Industrial Outside Sales, Utility Outside Sales, Utility Manager for Southern Alberta, Regional Industrial Manager for Southern Alberta, Renewable Energy Manager and started the Renewable Group for EECOL, Developed the First Nations Strategy for EECOL, to his last role which was the Director of the Utility Group for Western Canada which he held for the last 7 years. Jason has been in the Utility Industry since 2001 and has gained a comprehensive knowledge of the Utility Industry in Western Canada. Along with that, he has developed a high level of experience in implementing sales targets, and budgets, assisting sales teams in high-level negotiations, developed strong organizational, team-building, communication and leadership skills over the years.

Sandy Watson
Inside Sales Supervisor

Sandy brings 20 years of utility and electrical customer service experience to Composite Power Group.  Sandy is tasked with Inside Sales and Customer Service work for several of our Distributor, LDC and Contractor accounts.  Sandy uses her relationships and product knowledge to help drive sales with Composite Power Group’s customer base.

Corynn shoemaker
Sales Development Representative

Corynn launched her career in the electrical industry working at an energy conservation engineering firm where she learned and grew to understand the operations of Ontario’s Local Distribution Companies. Corynn handles Composite Power Group’s house accounts and is entrusted to assist with the management of Hydro One’s account. Corynn brings extensive knowledge of local utility companies and a passion for providing excellent customer service.

Kevin Small
Sales Development Representative

Kevin graduated from Electrical Engineering Technology in 2014 and has 7 years experience in a variety of positions in the electrical industry. During his schooling, Kevin was employed as a Designer for a Consulting firm and a Design Engineer in the transformer manufacturing industry. He has been an Estimator and a Project Manager with a major electrical contractor for the last 6+ years. Since joining our Team in September 2021, Kevin is now responsible for our project related activity.

Jena Arunagirinathan
Sales Development Representative

Jena is an Electrical Engineering graduate from Ryerson University and one of the newest additions to the Inside Sales team. Though Jena is new to the industry, with her enthusiastic personality and passion for the Power industry, she is excited to join and support the Inside Sales Team.

Elizabeth Neuman
Sales Development Representative

Elizabeth has 12 years of experience working with an electrical distributor in various roles. She enjoys working within the utility market, sharing her knowledge and expertise with the utilities, municipalities, and contractors. Her willingness to provide superior customer service and continuous learning promotes lasting relationships with our customers and vendors

Rajan Kannabiran
Sales Development Representative

Rajan is an electrical engineer who has gained extensive experience in sales and customer support, specifically in the industrial, utilities, and commercial sectors. He has developed expertise in sales, account management, and application support for low, medium, and high-voltage products throughout his career.

He began his career as a Sales & Service Engineer with the automation and drives division of SIEMENS. After that, he worked in various areas such as field service, account management, and territory sales, and complex electrical projects with Westburne, Schneider, ABB, and Spark Power.

Kelly Byrne
Sales Development Representative

Kelly joined our team in February 2023 after having spent 6+ years in the utility sector managing strategic accounts such as Hydro One. Prior to that, she spent most of her career as Director of Sales & Operations with a focus on streamlining business practices and developing her teams. She holds a BA from Concordia University as well as a degree in Human Resources Management. Kelly is also an English teacher, teaching in the adult education sector in the evenings.

KEVIN FAUSTIN
Sales Development Representative

Kevin earned his degree in Electrical Engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal and subsequently achieved a Master of Engineering in Innovation Management from École de Technologie Supérieure. After completing his studies at Polytechnique, Kevin gained valuable experience in the electrical industry, working with a leading electricity supplier in Quebec and engaging in the distribution of electrical equipment.

DAVE MCCONNELL
OFFICE MANAGER

Dave joined the Composite Power Group team in August 2018.  He has spent the previous 27 years working as the Office Manager for J.G. Goetz Construction Limited in Guelph.  During that time he was involved in all aspects of the company with his primary role being finance.  He was excited for a new opportunity and looks forward to being a part of the company going forward.  

MELISSA SCHMIDT
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Melissa has 10 years of experience working in the office administration field. She approaches all aspects of any job with a positive, hard-working mindset, and is passionate about helping find solutions to our daily challenges. She supports our Office Manager with administration related tasks and our Inside Sales Team in our open order fulfillment, enhancing our ability to be one step ahead in ensuring our customers and vendors enjoy the best experience from our Team. Melissa finds the electrical utility industry quite interesting and is looking forward to becoming part of a growing company.

Norbi Hegedus
Systems Specialist

Norbi is our resident continuous improvement officer, process engineer, CRM consultant and marketing coordinator. We are always looking for ways to do things better, faster and more efficiently, and Norbi provides vision and leadership to reach our goals successfully. Norbi has over 10 years of experience in research and development, project management and working with small teams of professionals or task teams, and an additional 10 years of experience in Salesforce administration and development.