Headline

Vice President, Enterprise Change Enablement

About

I'm currently leading the Enterprise Change Enablement team at Definity and am also part of the Integration Leadership team that is overseeing the planning and execution of our acquisition of Travelers Canada. Specialties: Business Transformation, M&A, Integration, Change Management, Public Speaking, Change Enablement, Organization Architecture, Organizational Design, Business Readiness, Transition Management, Communications, Training Strategy, Training Development, Training Delivery, Business Process Design, Project Management Professional (PMP), Issue Resolution and Management

Location

Canada

Work experience

Vice President, Enterprise Change Enablement at Definity, Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

AVP, Enterprise Change Enablement at Definity, Oct 2021 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos, I established and lead our Enterprise Change Enablement office that is focused on 1) developing and driving change management/enablement strategies and plans for the organization's large transformation programs and M&A readiness, 2) supporting organization design and governance initiatives, and 3) building the change enablement capability within our organization.

Change Lead, Public Company Readiness at Definity, Jun 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Led the design and delivery of an organization-wide change management program to ensure public company readiness and strong employee engagement as the organization readied itself for their IPO; effectiveness measured at 90%. Led the design and delivery of: - An award-winning (Waterstone) foundational culture program being delivered to 2500+ employees. - CEO/CHRO listening tour - Leadership workshops aimed at building change resiliency among 400 leaders.

Transformation Strategy and Execution Consultant at Independent Contractor - Self Employed, Nov 2009 - Oct 2021 · 12 yrs

Workplace Transformation Lead at CPP Investments | Investissements RPC, Jun 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Toronto, UK, Led the enablement activities for a multi-year IT workplace transformation program that resulted in efficiencies and improved security, and mobility for over 2000 employees.

Change and Business Readiness Lead at CPP Investments | Investissements RPC, Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr, Led the change management and business readiness process for a keystone program focused on improving the trading lifecycle with the strategic goals of bringing scalability, agility, and operational risk control to business processes.

Change Management Lead at Ontario Power Generation, Mar 2012 - Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Education

The Art of Coaching, Adler

Foundations of Coaching, Adler