| Moya Greene | |
|---|---|
| Born | Newfoundland |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Osgoode Hall Law School Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Known for | CEO, Canada Post, Royal Mail |
| Children | 1 Daughter[1] |
Moya Greene is a Canadian civil servant and business woman.
Born in Newfoundland, Greene graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Arts in 1974,[2] and then attended Osgoode Hall Law School.[3]
On graduation in 1979 she joined the Public Service of Canada in Ottawa as an immigration adjudicator, later taking positions in the Department of Labour and the Privy Council Office.[4] In the later position as Assistant Deputy Minister for Transport Canada,[5] she was responsible for transport, overseeing the privatisation of Canadian National Railway and the deregulation of the Canadian airline industry.[4]
In 1996 she joined TD Securities as managing director of infrastructure finance and public private partnership. In 2000 she joined the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce as senior vice president and chief administrative officer, retail products. In 2003 she joined Bombardier as senior vice president, operational effectiveness,[4] under CEO Paul Tellier.[2] That same year she was named among the 100 most influential women in Canada by the National Post,[6] and in 2004 as one of the Top 40 female corporate executives in Canada by the Ivey School of Business.[4]
After resigning from Bombardier at the end of 2004 following Tellier's departure, she was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Post on May 12, 2005.[3] During her period of tenure, she placed emphasis on cost cutting through cutting absenteeism, increasing automation and improved labour relations. The result was a trebling of Canada Post's profits to C$281 million (£183 million), despite a 5.1 per cent drop in revenues,[4] resulting in a two year extension to her original five year contract.[7] However, in her last year of tenure, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers marked her fourth anniversary with a report card, with the CUPW's President Denis Lemelin commenting: "If you compare the four years before Greene with the four years under Greene's management, the numbers show that injuries have gone up 15.4% and grievances have gone up 59.3%."[7]
On May 27, 2010, Greene was appointed Chief Executive designate of the United Kingdom's Royal Mail.[6] Replacing the departed Adam Crozier from early July, the first non-Brit and first woman to hold the post, her duties are expected to include the part privatization of the UK's postal service.[4][7] Greene, who has a daughter and will become the highest paid UK Civil Servant on a basic salary of £500,000, will be based in London.[1]
Greene is also a member of the board of directors for coffee shop chain Tim Hortons.[3][5]