Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. TransAlta and TransAlta Renewables Announce President and Chief Executive Officer Succession February 4, 2021 GMT CALGARY, AB, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - TransAlta Corporation (TSX:TA) (NYSE:TAC) (“TransAlta” or the “Company”) today announced that Dawn Farrell, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), will retire from the Company and the Board on March 31, 2021, after leading the company for almost a decade. John Kousinioris, currently Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) and President of TransAlta Renewables Inc. (TSX: RNW) (“TransAlta Renewables”), will succeed Mrs. Farrell as President and Chief Executive Officer and will join the Board of TransAlta on April 1, 2021.