SaskPower has a new CEO.

After a national search the crown corp revealed today that Rupen Pandya would be taking the helm as the company’s new president and CEO effective July 1st.

Mr. Pandya holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Regina. He was raised in Regina where he resides with his wife, Terri, and their two daughters.

Currently serving as the deputy minister of finance Pandya will be replacing the Interim CEO and president Troy King.

In a statement SaskPower Board Chair Chief Darcy Bear thanked Interim President & CEO Troy King for doing an outstanding job of leading SaskPower over the past six months, saying Mr. King’s leadership has been instrumental in helping the company navigate through this transformational period.