Stephanie Bose
Oakville,ON
Summary
Highly seasoned communications leader with 23 years' experience in corporate and global communications. Skilled at reputation, media and issues management; executive communications, visibility and coaching; communicating financial concepts and results; M&A communications; and enhancing company brand through strategic use of communication methods.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
03.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Energy and water utility provider and global leader in renewable energy solutions; $18B total assets
- Develop and direct communication strategies for AQN, including corporate/executive communications, internal communications, PR/media relations, crisis communications, social media, creative services/brand management, customer communications and web services/ digital experience, with support for Board presentations; leading a team of 20
- Work directly with the CEO and Executive Team to execute on the company's drive to becoming a leading regulated utility
- Report directly to the Chief Transformation Officer; work cross-regionally to drive operational improvements via strategic communication planning
- Act as liaison and lead with major/big-brand C&I partners to support the company's evolving C&I strategy
- Implemented new corporate internet, and new intranet for employees in four countries
Assistant Vice-President
Sun Life Financial
01.2014 - 10.2018
- Company Overview: Fortune 500 global company with $1.5 trillion+ in AUM
- Managed teams responsible for internal (15,000-employee base) and external (media, public, shareholders) communications during major growth phase in company's history
- Developed and executed communication strategies to improve stakeholder engagement for the Canadian business, including the wealth management arm, SLC Management, a global institutional asset manager
- Led financial disclosure activities (financial results, annual reports, sustainability reports, Annual General Meetings) and related media
- Led communications for ~10 M&A initiatives in Canada, U.S., U.K., and Asia to support the company's strategic expansion
- Oversaw media and PR for thought leadership platforms and product launches in Canada
- Canadian crisis management lead, covering all operations, and employee and advisor issues
Director, Internal Communications
Sun Life Financial
07.2008 - 01.2014
- Developed and executed strategies to evolve the culture to client-centric, continuous-improvement minded for employees in 11 countries
- Five-year communication strategy for company's global Lean Six Sigma program, rolled out to ~15,000 employees
- Led numerous enterprise-wide change programs (diversity and inclusion; corporate restructuring; Lean Six Sigma/ process optimization
- Launched Workplace by Facebook platform to 8,000 employees
Manager, Internal Communications
Sun Life Financial
01.2007 - 07.2008
Communication & Change Management Consultant
BMO Financial Group
04.2004 - 01.2007
Communications Consultant
Canadian International Development Agency
02.2001 - 04.2004
Education
Yellow Belt -
Lean Six Sigma
11.2024
M.A. - English Literature
University of Ottawa
01.1993
B.A. - English Literature, Honours
UNB
01.1991
Skills
- Executive communications/ Executive visibility
- Global communications
- Wealth/ financial communications
- Working in a highly regulated environment
- Board presentations
- Reputation/issues management
- Crisis communications
- Change communications
- Employee communications
- Communication strategies
- Feature writing
- Media/ PR
- Social media
- Digital marketing
- Website management
- Team management
Awards
- CEO’s Award of Excellence, Sun Life, 2011
- CEO’s Award of Excellence, Sun Life, 2018
- COVID Management Committee Award, Algonquin
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
03.2019 - Current
Assistant Vice-President
Sun Life Financial
01.2014 - 10.2018
Director, Internal Communications
Sun Life Financial
07.2008 - 01.2014
Manager, Internal Communications
Sun Life Financial
01.2007 - 07.2008
Communication & Change Management Consultant
BMO Financial Group
04.2004 - 01.2007
Communications Consultant
Canadian International Development Agency
02.2001 - 04.2004
M.A. - English Literature
University of Ottawa
B.A. - English Literature, Honours
UNB
Yellow Belt -
Lean Six Sigma
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