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Appointed to this role in July 2011, Mme. Turcotte is an accomplished leader with more than 20 years of strategic, legal and regulatory career achievements at Bell, many involving multibillion-dollar acquisitions, mergers, divestments, debt and equity financings.
In 1999, Mme. Turcotte was the first woman to be named Chief Legal Officer of Bell and the youngest to join the ranks of the executive team. As CLO, and since 2008 as Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer, she has headed one of the largest corporate law departments in Canada. Early in her career, she was an associate with the law firm McCarthy Tétrault.
Mme. Turcotte is a member of the Board of Governors of McGill University and of the Boards of Directors of Bell Aliant Inc., Bimcor Inc. and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). She is also Chair of Théâtre Espace Go Inc.
Mme. Turcotte graduated from McGill University with Bachelors in Civil Law and Common Law and holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the London Business School. She was the first winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 2005 Canadian General Counsel Awards. In addition, she was named as one of the Top 100 most powerful women in Canada in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and in 2008 was inducted to the Top 100 Hall of Fame. She received the title of Advocatus Emeritus from the Québec Bar Association in 2009 for professional excellence and success in her career. |
