Heather Chalmers
President & CEO, GE Canada and President, GE Healthcare Canada

Leading through Innovation: harnessing the power of people and technology

Description

Heather Chalmers is passionately committed to leading businesses that consistently deliver Canadian innovation and outcomes to customers around the world. Throughout her extensive career with GE, Heather has developed and led high performing teams that are industry leaders in bringing innovative technology and digital solutions to solve complex problems. In her talk, Heather will share her vision for manufacturing in Canada and the need for Canadian manufacturers to embrace digital technologies, reflecting on the disruptive innovation brought on by COVID-19 and sharing examples of innovative solutions from GE Canada.

Heather Chalmers is the President and Chief Executive Officer for GE Canada, and President for GE Healthcare Canada. She heads GE businesses that partner with business and government leaders to reposition the Canadian economy for the future with a focus on climate change, digital, AI and Additive Manufacturing. Heather first joined GE Plastics where she took on multiple commercial roles. In 2007 she took a leadership role at GE Healthcare and was promoted to President of the Healthcare business in 2014. She holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Queens University, an MBA from the Rotman School of Business and is a director on the C.D. Howe Institute Board, Ontario Brain Institute Board and St. Elizabeth Health Foundation Board. She is also member of the Business Council of Canada, Rotman School of Management’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Advisory Council and is part of the GTA United Way Cabinet and former Director of the Medtech Canada Board.