Stacey Grant-Thompson

Stacey Grant-Thompson is the current Director at Meridian Credit Union. Prior to their current position, they held various other marketing positions at companies such as Sesh, ManagingLife, Creative Destruction Lab, and Pathways to Education Canada. From January 2015 to July 2020, they were the Chief Marketing Officer at Manulife. In this role, they led Marketing & Advanced Analytics for Canada and reported to the President of Canada and Global CMO. Stacey managed a team of 275 and a budget of $100M. Under their leadership, the Canadian brand was successfully developed and re-launched. In 2019, they delivered $120M in earnings value from AA. Stacey also won multiple Ragan (North America) Awards for transforming the scope and effectiveness of internal communications. Furthermore, they improved and optimized multiple marketing programs by leveraging data and insights. Prior to their role at Manulife, Grant-Thompson served as the Chief Marketing Officer at OANDA Corporation from December 2012 to November 2013 and as a member of the Leadership Planning and Development Committee at the Canadian Marketing Association from June 2012 to May 2015.

Stacey Grant-Thompson has completed an MBA at INSEAD, and HBA degrees at Ivey Business School at Western University and Western University.