About
Marion MacKenzie is an award-winning senior communications executive with a particular focus on issues and stakeholder relations and marketing communications.
Prior to her current role, MacKenzie was Vice President, Corporate Communications, Nortel Networks, one of the world’s largest telecommunications providers, managing the Company’s communications. Previously MacKenzie was Executive Vice President, GCI Group where she was responsible for leading the Canadian corporate and consumer practices. During this time she received two national awards for issues management programs on behalf of Mattel, for a car seat safety public education campaign, and Six Continents Hotels.
As Principal, Boadicea Consulting she developed and executed issues management programs in the areas of consumer advocacy, women and violence and, disabled persons advocacy for the Federal Government and the Province of Ontario.
MacKenzie holds a Master of Business Administration from the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Public Relations with Distinction from Mount Saint Vincent University. She has received additional executive education through the Harvard University Executive Development Program, “Managing a Professional Services Firm”, and is a graduate of the Directors Education Program offered by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) in partnership with Rotman.
She is a member of the Canadian Women’s Foundation 100.
