Blain manages TransAlta’s global Commercial and Customer Relationships. His role includes overseeing partnerships, joint ventures, contracts, and revenue for TransAlta’s contracted and merchant facilities. In addition to Commercial and Customer relations, Blain also handles asset optimization, customer origination, forecasting, fuel supply strategy, and ESG sustainability goals for TransAlta’s business in Alberta.
Blain has 20 years of experience in deregulated power markets, having worked in roles ranging from Asset Optimization, Marketing, Proprietary Trading, and Dam Safety since his start at TransAlta in 2004.
He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan. Blain serves on the Calgary Stampede International Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, which promotes and showcases Alberta’s agriculture sector to the world.