CEATI International Names New CEO James Wagstaff
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MONTREAL, Sept. 23, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- CEATI International, a leading research collaborative for the utility industry, has announced the appointment of James Wagstaff as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Wagstaff takes over from Alex Johnston, who has led the organization since 2021 and will remain with CEATI through the end of 2026, working closely with Wagstaff and the executive team to ensure a smooth transition.
Johnston’s tenure has seen significant advancements in CEATI’s operations and member engagement. Over the past five years, CEATI has strengthened its team, modernized its operations, and invested in new products and improvements to its programs and events. Johnston has substantially improved how utilities access and derive value from CEATI’s technical programs and deep dataset of industry research and insights.
Wagstaff brings extensive experience in the energy and utilities sector, with nearly two decades of industry leadership. Most recently, he was an executive with Raptor Maps, where he spearheaded the company’s technology offerings for utility-scale solar. Before that, he served as an executive at PowerAdvocate, bringing supply chain and benchmarking solutions to utilities and guiding the company through an integration with Wood Mackenzie. Wagstaff holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
CEATI International is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, and connects over 200 global utilities and leading technical experts through a robust, member-driven platform to address their most pressing challenges in energy generation, transmission, and distribution. The organization’s 21 specialized Member Programs deliver mission-critical value through peer-to-peer engagement, benchmarking, technical research, training, and live events. Through a shared-cost model, member utilities benefit from powerful network effects and have a direct voice in shaping the research, services, and solutions CEATI delivers.