Ms. Aufreiter is Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. She retired in June 2014 after more than 27 years with McKinsey, most recently as a director and senior partner. During that time, she worked extensively in the U.S., Canada, and internationally with major retailers, financial institutions, and other consumer-facing companies. Before joining McKinsey, Ms. Aufreiter spent three years in financial services working in corporate finance and investment banking. She is a member of the Board of Directors of The Bank of Nova Scotia and is chair of the Board of Directors of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V., the parent company of MyTheresa.com, an e- commerce retailer. She is also on the board of a privately held company, Cadillac Fairview, a subsidiary of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which is one of North America’s largest owners, operators, and developers of commercial real estate. Ms. Aufreiter is chair of the board of St. Michael’s Hospital and is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Ivey Business School in Ontario, Canada.
Ms. Aufreiter has extensive business experience in a variety of retail sectors, including more than 10 years of corporate governance experience, more than 30 years of personnel and leadership development experience, and more than 10 years of real estate experience. Her vast experience in leading McKinsey’s North American Retail Practice, North American Branding service line and the Consumer Digital and Omnichannel service line is of particular value to the Board. In addition, during her tenure with McKinsey, the firm advised consulting clients on a variety of matters, including sustainability topics and setting and achieving sustainability goals, which is of value to the Board and the Public Responsibilities Committee. Ms. Aufreiter has served on our Public Responsibilities Committee for eleven years, the last six as chair. In 2021, she led the Board’s review of its responsible business strategy to clarify committee oversight of the different elements of this strategy. She also brings to the Board valuable insight on commercial real estate. In her current role as Chair of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of The Bank of Nova Scotia, Ms. Aufreiter has responsibility for overseeing senior management succession and CEO evaluation and incentive compensation. In her previous role as Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee of The Bank of Nova Scotia, Ms. Aufreiter had responsibility for overseeing shareholder engagement, board succession planning, and sustainability strategy and priorities. This experience is of particular value to the Board and to her role as the Chair of the Public Responsibilities Committee.
Committees: Finance and Public Responsibilities