Christine Gillespie

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Christine Gillespie

Ms. Gillespie is a Corporate Director & Executive with 25-years of experience in global natural resources (mining, chemicals, agribusiness, and industrial retail). Ms. Gillespie has served on the Boards of Neptune Bulk Terminals, with membership on the SHE Committee; the Calgary Economic Development Board with membership on Audit, Performance & Compensation Committees; and the Board of Highbanks Society as Vice Chair, and Chair of the Governance Committee; in addition to having served on several subsidiary and joint-venture Boards in both fertilizer and ocean shipping in Europe and North Africa. She is Past Chair of the Transportation Committees of both Fertilizer Canada and The Fertilizer Institute, and a former member of the Saskatchewan Mining Association’s ad hoc Transportation Logistics Advisory Committee.

Christine is known for taking on diverse organizational challenges, often as the first woman to do so, quickly synthesizing the drivers for success and leveraging her strong business and financial acumen for immediate impact.

Ms. Gillespie is an ESG leader (environment, sustainability and governance) having led her U.S. agricultural retail division to win the Regional Prize for the Industry-Wide Environmental Respect Award. She cofounded the industry-leading Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Focused Agrium’s Women’s Leadership Group (now WIN); and has spear-headed several initiatives to increase female representation in the agricultural industry. She is a frequent speaker on women in non-traditional roles, having addressed organizations such as the Advancing Women in Ag and Women in the Ag Conferences, Syngenta, Agco Equipment and Volvo Construction Equipment. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, and has completed director education programs in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

Ms. Gillespie is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.) with Distinction, both from the University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business, and is a member of the Beta Gama Sigma Honor Society, being recognized with several academic awards in strategy, supply chain and business law. She is fluent in English & French and speaks conversational Italian.