Moya Greene | |
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Born |
Moya Marguerite Greene 10 June 1954 St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater |
Osgoode Hall Law School Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Known for | CEO, Royal Mail Former CEO, Canada Post |
Salary | £1,522,000 (total compensation, 2015) |
Spouse(s) | ? (divorced) Roger Springall |
Children | One daughter, with her first husband |
Moya Marguerite Greene (born 10 June 1954) is a Canadian businesswoman and the chief executive (CEO) of the UK's Royal Mail postal service. Prior to her role with Royal Mail she served as CEO of Canada Post.
Moya Marguerite Greene was born on 10 June 1954, in St John’s, Newfoundland, the daughter of Austin Greene, a DIY shop owner and Angela, a special education teacher, of Coley's Point. She graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Arts in 1974, and then attended Osgoode Hall Law School.
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. In the later position as Assistant Deputy Minister for Transport Canada, she was responsible for transport, overseeing the privatisation of Canadian National Railway and the deregulation of the Canadian airline industry.
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, under CEO Paul Tellier. That same year she was named among the 100 most influential women in Canada by the National Post, and in 2004 as one of the Top 40 female corporate executives in Canada by the Ivey School of Business.