Christine Gillespie, MBA, AMP,

Ms. Gillespie is a Corporate Director & Executive with 25-years of experience in global natural resources (mining, chemicals, agribusiness, and industrial retail). Ms. Gillespie has served on the Boards of Neptune Bulk Terminals, with membership on the SHE Committee; the Calgary Economic Development Board with membership on Audit, Performance & Compensation Committees; and the Board of Highbanks Society as Vice Chair, and Chair of the Governance Committee; in addition to having served on several subsidiary and joint-venture Boards in both fertilizer and ocean shipping in Europe and North Africa. She is Past Chair of the Transportation Committees of both Fertilizer Canada and The Fertilizer Institute, and a former member of the Saskatchewan Mining Association’s ad hoc Transportation Logistics Advisory Committee.
Her 25-year career with the world’s largest integrated agricultural solutions and fertilizer company, Nutrien Ltd. and predecessor Agrium Inc. culminated in executive roles including VP, Transportation, Distribution & Logistics; Managing Director, Europe; and Managing Director, International Strategy, China, India & Africa. Her diverse and international professional background includes North American and International P&L operations; business & digital transformation; international corporate development & strategy in Asia, Africa, and Europe; supply chain and investor relations. She is multi-faceted leader who spearheads critical initiatives including turnarounds, M&A, integration, product adoption and delivers operational improvements streamlining process, reducing costs, and building teams that outperform in terms of performance, safety, and employee engagement.
Ms. Gillespie is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.) with Distinction, both from the University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business, and is a member of the Beta Gama Sigma Honor Society, being recognized with several academic awards in strategy, supply chain and business law. She is fluent in English & French and speaks beginner conversational Italian.