Janis C. Byrne

Janis Byrne is an experienced corporate director and recently retired as Executive Vice President – Legal, with Pennecon Limited, a leading provider of integrated solutions in the heavy civil, industrial, services & maintenance, and marine sectors across Canada.

Janis has served on numerous boards, with more than 25 years’ experience on non-profit and for-profit boards. She is Director and Chair of the People and Culture Committee and member of the Governance Committee, Atlantic Lottery Corporation; as well as Director and Chair of the Regulatory Committee and member of the Governance and Human Resources Committee of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation. She is also a Director and Chair of the ESG Committee, Canadian Manganese Company Inc. She is a past Chair of the St. John’s Board of Trade, and a past President of the Canadian Bar Association (NL Branch).

Janis is a graduate of Memorial University, and holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor as well as a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Ottawa. She received the Institute of Corporate Directors Designation in 2017 and an ESG certification from Competent Boards Canada in 2022.