Joel Hunter

Joel Hunter is the Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at TransAlta.

Joel is responsible for providing leadership and direction over TransAlta’s financial affairs. In addition to his role as CFO, Joel’s portfolio also includes accounting and audit, treasury, corporate finance, tax, investor relations, internal audit, enterprise risk, financial planning, controller, trading, strategy and mergers and acquisitions.

Joel joins the TransAlta team with over 27 years of experience in finance, capital markets and strategic planning. He most recently served as EVP and CFO at TC Energy from 2021-2024.

Joel has served as a Director of Junior Achievement Southern Alberta Institute and TC Pipelines, Inc.

Joel is a Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Regina.