MNL to welcome Dame Moya Greene as virtual conference keynote.

For immediate release
October 14, 2020

St. John’s, NL – Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador confirmed today that Dame Moya Greene, head of the Province’s new economic recovery team, will be a keynote speaker at the 2020 virtual conference.

Dame Greene’s interactive session, which will take place on Thursday, November 5, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, will give municipal leaders an opportunity to provide her with their perspectives on the necessary work of reimaging our economy.

“We are so excited to have Dame Greene join us at this important event,” said MNL President, Mayor Sheila Fitzgerald. “It’s been a challenging year for municipalities – and a challenging year for the province. Hearing her insights on recovery and providing a space for municipal leaders to engage in that conversation is essential. There is no recovery without municipalities.”

Click here for more information on the MNL Virtual Conference and to register.

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Dame Moya Greene, O.C., DBE

Born and raised in St. John’s, Greene is the former CEO of the British postal service, Royal Mail, and the former CEO of Canada Post.

Moya Greene has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Memorial University and is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School. Greene worked in the public service in Ottawa for 17 years and then in senior positions for Bombardier, CIBC and TD Securities before being appointed CEO of Canada Post in 2005.

In 2010, Greene became the first woman and non-British citizen to take over the British postal service, Royal Mail. She retired from the position in 2018, having been honoured by the Financial Times, the Evening Standard and Her Majesty the Queen for excellence in business and in postal services to the public.