Title
Director of Distribution Business Development and Strategic Accounts
Company
Union Gas
Bio
Sarah Van Der Paelt is the director of Distribution Business Development and Strategic Accounts for Union Gas Limited, Enbridge’s Ontario-based natural gas storage, transmission and distribution company. Sarah and her team of sales and business development managers are responsible for growing natural gas throughput in the Ontario industrial and power markets. Most recently her efforts have been focused on understanding the opportunities and challenges presented in a cap-and-trade environment, including developing the renewable natural gas (RNG) business and introducing compressed natural gas into the transportation sector. Sarah has been working for Union Gas for 25 years in a variety of roles including manager of Product Development, Director of Accounting Services, Director of Energy Conservation and Director of Commercial/Industrial Sales and Marketing. She has a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from the University of Windsor, and holds the CPA designation.