Candace Laing named CEO of Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Candace Laing has been named the new President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canada’s largest business grouping.
Laing will take the position on Sept. 1, according to a statement from the chamber. She had worked for ten years as an executive at Nutrien, a fertilizer company based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where she had global responsibility for sustainability strategy and oversaw government and community relations.
"Now more than ever, Canada’s businesses of all sizes need a champion like the Canadian Chamber,’’ Laing said in the statement.
Laing will be replacing Perrin Beatty, who leaves his post on August 30.