Hazel Claxton
Corporate director
Independent Director since: 2023
Brings extensive business performance improvement and finance and accounting knowledge, combined with executive-level strategic human resources experience cultivating high-performance teams.
Residence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Board Committees
Member of the Audit and Conduct Review Committee
Business experience
- Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer of Morneau Shepell Inc. (now part of TELUS Health) until 2018 retirement
- 29-year career at PwC Canada, progressing to several leadership roles, including Canadian Leadership Group member, Human Capital Leader, and a senior partner in the Corporate Advisory and Restructuring group
- 20-year career in corporate restructuring, working with lenders, companies and their stakeholders to assess and respond to risks and pursue improvement opportunities
Areas of expertise
Executive leadership / Accounting and finance / Human resources / Strategic planning
Other public company boards (last five years)
- Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (since May 2022) (Governance, Compensation and Nomination Committee)
- TELUS Corporation (since May 2021) (Audit Committee, People, Culture and Compensation Committee)
Service and recognition
- Director, Unity Health Toronto (since 2015, including predecessor St. Michael’s Hospital) (Resources Committee (Chair until June 2023), Audit Subcommittee (Chair), Planning and Construction Committee (until June 2023), Governance and Nominating Committee)
- Trustee, Queen’s University (2016 - 2022) (Vice Chair of the Board, Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair), Audit and Risk Committee, Human Resources Committee, Trustee Emeritus (from 2022)
- Shaw Festival Theatre (2009 – 2014) (Finance and Audit Committee (Chair), Human Resources Committee)
- Member, Chartered Professional Accountants, Ontario
Education
- B.Comm (Honours), Queen’s University
- ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors
