Michele Harradence will succeed Greg Ebel on January 1, 2027, bringing leadership experience across Enbridge’s gas distribution, storage, transmission and midstream businesses.

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Allstream Insiders Summary

Enbridge has appointed Michele Harradence as its next president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2027. Harradence will also join the company’s Board of Directors when she succeeds Greg Ebel, who is scheduled to retire as president and CEO on December 31, 2026.

Ebel will remain on the Board through his retirement date and is expected to advise the Board and Harradence from January through May 2027. Enbridge said the appointment followed a multi-year succession-planning process led by the Board.

The transition places an executive with direct experience in Enbridge’s gas utility, gas transmission and midstream operations at the head of the company as it works to execute a secured growth backlog Enbridge reported at C$41 billion as of July 31, 2026.

Who is Michele Harradence?

Harradence currently serves as Enbridge’s executive vice president and president of Gas Distribution and Storage. She has led the company’s gas utilities since 2022, including the integration of three U.S. natural gas utility businesses acquired from Dominion Energy.

Enbridge said its integrated gas utility platform now serves approximately 7.2 million homes, schools, hospitals and businesses across Canada and the United States.

Before leading Gas Distribution and Storage, Harradence served as senior vice president and chief operations officer for Enbridge’s Gas Transmission and Midstream business in Houston. Her earlier industry experience includes roles in Canada’s oil sands and refining sectors and senior leadership positions with Shell Canada. She joined Enbridge in 2014.

What did Greg Ebel oversee at Enbridge?

Ebel became Enbridge’s president and CEO in January 2023 after previously serving as chair of the Board. He joined Enbridge in 2017 through the merger of Spectra Energy and Enbridge, having served as Spectra Energy’s president and CEO.

During Ebel’s tenure as CEO, Enbridge expanded its U.S. natural gas utility platform through the Dominion Energy transactions and grew its secured project backlog. The company reported the backlog at C$41 billion with its second-quarter 2026 business update.

The portfolio spans Enbridge’s liquids pipelines, gas transmission and storage, gas distribution, and renewable power businesses. The succession announcement does not revise the value, scope or schedules of the projects in that backlog.

What does the CEO change mean for Enbridge’s midstream strategy?

Enbridge presented the appointment as a planned leadership transition and did not announce a change to its corporate or midstream strategy. The company said it continues to focus on expanding its North American energy infrastructure platform.

Harradence’s operating background covers two businesses central to that platform: regulated gas utilities and Gas Transmission and Midstream. However, Enbridge has not attributed any new capital allocation, project sanction, acquisition or operating target to the incoming CEO appointment.

Allstream perspective: continuity is the immediate signal

For midstream contractors, suppliers and customers, the announcement primarily establishes leadership continuity while Enbridge advances a large portfolio of pipeline, storage, utility and related infrastructure investments. Harradence’s familiarity with Enbridge’s assets and her prior operational role in Houston provide relevant experience for overseeing that work.

The leadership announcement itself does not create new procurement packages or alter existing project schedules. Any commercial implications should be evaluated through future project releases, regulatory filings, open seasons and contractor announcements rather than inferred from the succession decision alone.