Gillian Whitebread

Gillian Whitebread is Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President. Ms Whitebread joined the Company in September 2018. She is responsible for developing and executing the global people strategy to enable the Company’s business growth, while fostering an inclusive, purpose-driven culture centred around total wellbeing. As CHRO, she is also a LifeWorks client, leveraging the Company’s products and services to deliver best-in-class experiences which promote the people’s mental health and wellbeing and empower them to be brand ambassadors. For over 20 years, she has enabled businesses by building diverse high-performing teams, fostering inclusive workplaces, focusing on the top people priorities to further business strategy, and designing engaging, brand-aligned employee experiences. Immediately prior to joining LifeWorks, Ms Whitebread was Vice President, Human Resources of CIBC’s Technology & Operations and Client Connectivity & Innovation team, enabling CIBC’s digital, workplace and business model transformation. She graduated from Queen’s University with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business and Certified HR Leader designation from the Human Resources Professionals Association. In addition to her corporate experience, she sits on the Board of Trustees of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and is Chair of its Human Resources Committee.