Hall Findlay, Suncor Energy's first 'chief climate officer,' to retire from role
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Suncor Energy's first-ever chief climate officer is departing her role at the end of November, but Martha Hall Findlay says she feels "far more optimistic" than she once did that Canada's oil and gas sector can be part of the climate change solution.
Hall Findlay joined Suncor in 2020 as chief sustainability officer, and was named the company's chief climate officer — the first appointment of its kind by a Canadian energy company — in February of this year.
While at the company, Hall Findlay played a key role in the development of the Pathways Alliance, a consortium of major oilsands companies that have together pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions from production by 2050.
Her tenure also coincided with a rocky period for the Calgary-based energy giant, one that saw the company targeted by U.S.-based activist investor Elliott Investment Management for a string of recent operational difficulties and workplace safety incidents. Suncor's former chief executive Mark Little resigned in July.
