Suzanne Hathaway

Suzanne Hathaway is currently Senior Vice President, Communications at Maple Leaf Foods, where she oversees the execution of the Company’s communication strategy.  Prior to this role, she served as Maple Leaf Foods’ Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Communications and Corporate Secretary.   

Before joining Maple Leaf Foods in 2019, Suzanne was a senior executive with a leading Canadian energy infrastructure company where she had broad responsibilities in areas including law, governance, sustainability, and community engagement. During this time, she was recognized as a finalist in the “Tomorrow’s Leader” category of the Canadian General Counsel Awards for her work.

Earlier in her career, Suzanne spent over 10 years in communications and government relations, working with municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government. During this time, she authored the history book “Serving Martha and Henry: Rural Municipal Government in Alberta, 1983 – 1998”, which was published by the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (now the Rural Municipalities Association).

Suzanne also previously served as a member of the Independent Review Committee of Alberta Treasury Branches Investment Management, and on the Board of Governors of Bow Valley College.

Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Suzanne studied at the University of Calgary where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Bachelor of Laws, and a Master of Communications Studies. She is a Member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Law Society of Ontario.