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Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer at Great West Lifeco.
Honors Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Law Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School
2021-2022 Advancing Women Stream

Grace PalomboÌýisÌýa Human Resources, Corporate Shared Services and Legal ExecutiveÌýwho is currentlyÌýin the role ofÌýExecutiveÌýVice President &ÌýChiefÌýHumanÌýResourceÌýOfficer at Great WestÌýLifeco. Prior to working at Great WestÌýLifeco, Grace served as EVP Human Resources forÌýTD America’s Most Convenient Bank based inÌýtheÌýUnited StatesÌýandÌýasÌýthe Senior Vice PresidentÌýCorporateÌýHuman Resources for CanWest Global CommunicationsÌýin Toronto,ÌýOntario.ÌýGrace’s expertise is inÌýexecutiveÌýmanagementÌýfocused on performance and growth, includingÌýcorporateÌýrestructuring, transformationsÌýand acquisitions in innovative, digital and customer centric work places.ÌýÌýÌý

Grace has held other various executive and director positions in the areas of Human Resources, Legal and Corporate Services.Ìý Grace practiced law in Toronto, in the areas of Corporate, Employment, and Labour Law. Ms. Palombo also served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Union Gas.ÌýÌý

GraceÌýholds a Law DegreeÌýfromÌýOsgoodeÌýHall Law School in TorontoÌýandÌýan HonorsÌýBachelor ofÌýArts in Psychology.ÌýÌýGraceÌýhas alsoÌýservedÌýas a Director onÌývarious public company and not for profit Boards in Canada and the United States.ÌýÌýShe has served on HR, Compensation, Pension, Corporate Governance, Risk, Innovation and Technology Board Committees.ÌýSheÌýcurrentlyÌýis a member of theÌýInstitute of Corporate Directors,ÌýConference Board of Canada, Council of National Human Resource Executives, theÌýLaw Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association, the Women's Law Association andÌýthe Women's Executive Network.ÌýGrace was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network in 2018.ÌýÌý