Title
Senior Director, Canadian Corporate Ratings
Company
Standard and Poor's Rating Services
Bio
Nicole Martin is a Senior Director (Energy, Commodities and Utilities) in the Canadian Corporate Ratings group at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in Toronto. Her role as a senior analytical resource and sector expert includes chairing complex committees and ensuring application of Standard & Poor’s criteria. Prior to joining Standard & Poor’s in 2002, Nicole acquired a thorough understanding of the Canadian utility sector and ongoing global electricity market restructuring during her almost twenty years in the industry in a variety of capacities that included operations, financial, and strategic planning positions. She has worked for both a major Canadian integrated utility as well as for a large transmission company, and has provided consultative services to utilities in Hungary, Thailand, and Korea. Nicole received her Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of Toronto in 1979 and her Masters of Engineering degree from McMaster University in 1982 and has been a registered professional engineer in the Province of Ontario since 1983.