Mary Lou Maher
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
Occupation
Business
Description
Former Canadian Managing Partner, Quality and Risk for KPMG Canada and Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity for KPMG International from 2017 to February 2021. Over her 38 years at KPMG she has held various executive and governance roles including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer. Created KPMG Canada's first ever National Diversity Council and was the 2019 recipient of the Wayne C. Fox Award for Distinguished Alumni from McMaster University in recognition of her work on diversity and inclusion. Inducted into the WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Out on Bay Street (Proud Strong), and the Senior Leadership Award for Diversity from the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. Member of the World Economic Forum focused on Human Rights - the business perspective, the Alzheimer's Society of Toronto. Serves on the board of directors of Magna International, CAE, and CIBC, and has served on other not-for-profit boards including as Chair of Women's College Hospital and member of the CPA Ontario Council.
See Also
- Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Officers Who Identify as LGBTQ
- LGBTQ Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officers
- Noteworthy LGBTQ Individuals in the Accounting Profession