About
Ms. Sheppard is the former executive vice president, Corporate & Legal, of Talisman Energy Inc. where she was responsible for legal affairs, business development, mergers and acquisitions, corporate projects, corporate communications, investor relations, corporate responsibility and government affairs. Ms. Sheppard was also a founder and lead director of Black Swan Energy Inc., an Alberta upstream energy company that was private-equity financed and sold to Tourmaline Oil Corp. With her numerous roles as an executive in the energy industry, and as a director of public, private and crown corporations, Ms. Sheppard has extensive experience in strategic planning, business development, public markets, legal and governance. Ms. Sheppard was named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 by the Women’s Executive Network and the National Post from 2002-2007 and has been admitted to the Network’s Hall of Fame. In honour of her exceptional merit and integrity in the legal profession, Jackie was appointed the Queen’s Counsel designation in 2008. Ms. Sheppard is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Canada’s preeminent distinction for directors, a Rhodes Scholar, having received an Honours Jurisprudence, and earning Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Oxford University. She earned a Bachelor of Law degree (Honours) from McGill University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Personal Details
Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
| Company | Committee | Position | Date Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Board | Member | 01/01/2009 |
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suncor Energy | Nominations & Governance | Chairperson | 01/01/2022 | |
| Suncor Energy | Supervisory Board | Member | 01/01/2022 | |
| Suncor Energy | Board | Member | 01/01/2022 |