Mortenson Executive Named to CanWEA Board of Directors

Mississauga, ON — Last week, at the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) annual conference in Montreal, Brent Bergland, construction executive with Mortenson Canada Corporation (Mortenson) was elected as a member of the 2011-2013 board of directors. Chosen by industry peers, Brent was one of five newly elected directors to the 12 member board. Mortenson is the sole engineering and construction representative on the board.

“Being elected to the CanWEA board of directors amongst a group of established peers in the Canadian wind industry is great step for Mortenson,” stated Bergland. “I believe that it provides us the assurances Mortenson is being recognized for the role we are playing in Canada and also the benefits our collective North American wind experience brings to the CanWEA board. I am truly humbled and honored with this election.”

CanWEA is the voice of Canada’s wind energy industry, actively promoting the responsible and sustainable growth of wind energy on behalf of its more than 450 member companies. A national non-profit association, CanWEA serves as Canada’s leading source of credible information about wind energy and its social, economic and environmental benefits.

Bergland has gained extensive wind development exposure, design management, and technical project management experience in the wind industry. He takes a wind power developer’s concepts and turns them into detailed engineering and execution plans—he understands wind energy construction from the inside out.

Since the beginning of 2002 Bergland has been fully dedicated to the wind power industry. To-date, his wind power experience includes 35 projects totaling in excess of 3,500-megawatts. He has direct involvement with approximately 1,300 megawatts of wind projects that are located in five provinces throughout Canada.

“As a representative of one of the leading EPC contractors directly involved and 100 percent  dedicated to the Canadian wind industry, I have the passion to be a key contributor to the CanWEA Board,” stated Bergland. “I represent not only the role of a service provider to the industry, but bring a great appreciation for the opportunities and challenges that face our developer/owners, turbine manufacturers, regulators, policy makers, and communities.”