What Happened?
Winnipeg, MB-based Great-West Life has Appointed Grace M. Palombo as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
At Great-West Life, we take pride in our history of serving the financial security needs of Canadians. For more than 100 years, we`ve been helping our clients develop their financial security plans. We`re a leading Canadian insurer, with interests in life insurance and health insurance, investment, retirement savings and reinsurance business, primarily in Canada and Europe. Great-West Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc., a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.
About the Person
Grace M. Palombo is a Human Resource, Corporate Shared Services and Legal Executive who is currently in the role of Executive Vice President, Human Resources for TD Bank, America`s Most Convenient Bank based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Prior to working at TD, Grace served as the Senior Vice President Corporate Human Resources for CanWest Global Communications in Toronto, Ontario reporting to the CEO and was a member of the Executive Management Committee. Grace`s expertise is in general executive management which includes corporate reorganizations, transformations and acquisition integration. Ms. Palombo has held various executive positions in the areas of Human Resources, Legal and Corporate Services with Husky Injection Molding Systems, Canada Life Financial Services, Westcoast Energy/Union Gas and Bombardier Aerospace. Grace has also practiced law in Toronto, in the areas of Employment, Labour Relations and Corporate Law. Ms. Palombo served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Union Gas. Ms. Palombo holds a Law Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Grace serves as a Director on the Board of Directors of Student Transportation Inc; Enercare Inc. and the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Association. She also has a passion and a commitment to improving healthcare and served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine for six years and was a member of the Audit Committee, the Administrative Affairs Committee and the Board Development Committee. She currently is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Conference Board of Canada, Council of National Human Resource Executives, the Law Society of Upper Canada, The Canadian Bar Association, the Women`s Law Association and the Women`s Executive Network.
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