Peter Gregg, shown in Halifax in November, will be replaced by Vivek Sood as CEO of Nova Scotia Power next month.Emily Baron Cadloff/The Canadian Press
Nova Scotia’s private power company has named a new chief executive as the utility deals with fallout from last year’s cyberattack and seeks a widely criticized hike in power rates.
Nova Scotia Power says current president and CEO Peter Gregg will leave his post on March 1 to become vice-president of strategy and policy with the utility’s parent company, Emera Inc. EMA-T
His replacement is Nova Scotia Power board member Vivek Sood, a longtime executive with grocer Sobeys Inc. and its parent firm, Empire Company Ltd.
The leadership change comes as Nova Scotia Power faces multiple investigations, legal threats and complaints from customers and politicians over its handling of a cyberattack last year.
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The data of 280,000 customers was accessed in the March, 2025, incident and politicians have complained that since then, some of their constituents have received bills much higher than normal.
The utility is also seeking an increase to power rates by about eight per cent by the beginning of next year, if approved.