Kerrie MacPherson. FCPA. FCA — CEO
Kerrie MacPherson has over 3 decades of international business experience working with senior management and boards with a focus on accelerating growth, driving innovation and enabling Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial enterprises to efficiently scale products and services to the market. After a 32-year career with Ernst & Young LLP (EY), Kerrie retired in 2018 and is building a board portfolio. Kerrie has both line and leadership experience at EY: having started her career as an Auditor, Kerrie served in leadership roles in M&A, Advisory (consulting) and Sales and Marketing. Kerrie is actively considering independent board positions where her experience in diverse leadership roles will provide value on a wide range of strategic and commercial considerations as well as delivering practical global experience as a member of Board Committees such as Audit, Finance, Governance, Risk and Compensation. Kerrie has been a longstanding champion of diversity and inclusion as a key business imperative. She served as Executive Sponsor of EY’s Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ program, a nationally-recognized executive education program to help second-stage women entrepreneurs scale their companies to full potential. Kerrie also sponsored and co-founded a leading program for high-potential female future leaders called Power.Presence.Purpose (and now teaches the program globally).
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in corporate governance and diversity initiatives.
Location: New York, New York, United States
Experience: 39 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Leadership
Career Highlights
- Over 30 years of international business experience.
- Champion of diversity and inclusion in leadership roles.
- Led initiatives supporting women entrepreneurs globally.
Work Experience
SpartanNash
Independent Director, Audit Committee Member (2 yrs 1 mo)
SYNECHRON TECHNOLOGY
Independent Director, Chair Audit Committee, Member Nominating & Governance (3 yrs 11 mos)
Community Bank System, Inc.
Independent Director: Chair Risk Committee; Member, Audit and Nominating / Governance Committees (6 yrs 3 mos)
EY
Retired Partner (7 yrs 8 mos)
Executive Sponsor, North American Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program (11 yrs 9 mos)
Executive Sponsor, bEYond (LGBT network) (12 yrs 9 mos)
Americas Leader, Transaction Support Advisory Services (2 yrs)
Americas Markets Leader, Transaction Advisory Services (2 yrs)
Financial Services Office Leader, Transaction Support (4 yrs)
Canadian Leader, Transaction Support (4 yrs)
Principal, Financial Services Office, Americas Executive Sponsor EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women (37 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Bachelor's degree at University of Toronto
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at University of Toronto
EY leadership program at Harvard University
EY leadership program at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
