Moving tax planning to the heart of business strategy can fuel growth in a rapidly changing world. As an EY Canada partner and Tax practice lead for clients in the advanced manufacturing and mobility sector, Heather enables companies to thrive in an era of rapid change.
Since joining EY in 1998, Heather’s built significant experience delivering tax planning and compliance services for private and public clients for manufacturing, agricultural, distribution, construction and technology organizations. Her focused tax experience enables Heather to fuel manufacturing transformation while building a deep understanding of the evolving tax environment in Canada, and the implications that can bring. Heather has also served as a member of the Canadian Tax Services team in EY’s New York office, where she advised US multinationals on a range of complex engagements.
Heather is a Chartered Professional Accountant in Ontario. She holds a Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Waterloo and continuously seeks to make an impact both at EY and beyond. Heather has represented her peers on EY’s Inclusiveness Steering Committee, which sets our diversity and inclusion agenda nationally. She’s a member of the board of directors for McCormick Care Group, an organization with oversight for a long-term care and dementia outreach home in London. Heather also serves as a director on the board of the London Chamber of Commerce.
How Heather is building a better working world
“Every conversation with a client is an opportunity to understand how they hope to build better solutions and services. There’s nothing I love more than bringing together a team of diverse thinkers and innovative leaders who can help manufacturers here reinvent themselves and tap into better ways of operating, innovating and growing.”