Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Across my career, I have advanced into progressive senior leadership roles, driven by an inherent ownership mindset and a proven track record of generating value from strategy development through to implementation. As a leader, I prioritize performance, value, people, technology and guide teams with courage, honesty, and clear direction. My background blends professional accounting, commercial, operational, and business development experience, enabling me to craft strategic positions, negotiate impactful agreements and operationalize initiatives with rigorous governance and risk management. Navigating complex business issues across organizational levels is where I excel. I understand the importance of securing alignment and support from stakeholders, business partners, operating teams and executive leaders to drive initiatives from conception to realization. Key Accomplishments • Orchestrated pivotal commercial negotiations, securing definitive partnership agreements and funding arrangements crucial for executing strategic low carbon fuels energy transition objectives. • Spearheaded the establishment of an enterprise-wide transformation initiative, leading team setup, tool implementation, process refinement, and governance structuring to drive organizational change successfully. • Reported directly to executive leadership, providing insights and direction on strategic, financial and organizational change initiatives, fostering alignment and driving impactful decision-making. • Assembled and guided a high-performing team of 25 supply chain professionals, driving the development of supply strategies across a broad base of 1,000+ suppliers, ensuring efficient provision of transportation and logistics goods and services. • Oversaw the creation and implementation of a robust management system for the transportation of dangerous goods, integrated emergency response procedures and risk management standards. • Strategized and swiftly executed a large-scale crude oil logistics initiative across Canada and the United States, encompassing commercial agreements, operational structuring and capability development. • Maintained direct oversight of supply planning, crude marketing, trading execution, economic analysis, financial hedging, and logistics operations, optimizing refinery feedstock demand through diverse global supply options.