Nora Aufreiter

Ms. Aufreiter was appointed as member and chairperson of the Supervisory Board effective 1 July 2021. She currently serves on the Audit Committee and the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee. She is a former director and senior partner of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. Throughout her 27 year career at McKinsey, Ms. Aufreiter held multiple leadership roles including Managing Director of McKinsey’s Toronto office, leader of the North American Retail practice, the Digital and Omni Channel service line and was a member of the firm’s global personnel committees. She has worked extensively in the U.S., Canada and internationally serving her clients in consumer facing industries including major retailers, financial institutions and other consumer-facing companies. Before joining McKinsey, Ms. Aufreiter spent three years in financial services working in corporate finance and investment banking. She is a member of the Board of Directors of The Bank of Nova Scotia where she is chair of the governance committee and is a member of the compensation committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Kroger Company where she is chair of the public responsibilities committee and a member of the financial policy committee. In addition, Ms. Aufreiter is on the board of a privately held company, Cadillac Fairview Property Trust, a subsidiary of Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. Ms. Aufreiter also serves on the boards of Unity Health Toronto, The Canadian Opera Company and is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Ivey Business School in Ontario, Canada.

Ms. Aufreiter holds a B.A. (Honours) in business administration from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. In June, 2018, Ms. Aufreiter was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws at The University of Western Ontario.