Senior legal and business executive with a broad range of skills managing high performance legal support services, legal operations, compliance, risk management, government relations, litigation and major corporate and commercial transactions on an international basis. Wide ranging industry experience in a variety of world class regulated and unregulated global companies spanning the fields of financial services and insurance (Sun Life), software, hardware, semiconductors, manufacturing, consumer goods (AMD), aerospace, transportation, defense (Discovery Air), engineering consulting (exp Global) and sports management (NHLPA).Significant public and private company board and corporate secretary experience with unique involvement in process and policy development, change management and private equity backed companies. Member of executive leadership teams in large complex organizations and a key driver of mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and a variety of commercial, service, technology, capital markets and debt financing transactions. A seasoned generalist with specialties in:• Mergers and Acquisitions• Teaming and Joint Ventures• Debt and Equity Financing• Technology Transactions and IP Licensing• Outside Counsel Management• Commercial and Service Agreements and Procurement• Real Estate Transactions and Leasing• Competition and Anti-Trust Law supporting Sales and Marketing• Employment, Labour Relations and Executive Compensation• Public Company Reporting (Canada and US)• Corporate Governance and Internal Policy Development and Deployment• Company Secretary• Litigation Management• Government Relations• Compliance• Strategy, Process Development and Change Management