Ms. MacLeod is a Board Director of Power Corporation of Canada, IGM Financial, Mackenzie Financial and Every Man Jack. She is a marketing and business leader, with experience growing brands and businesses within Unilever where she held the positions of Global Brand Vice-President Dove Men+Care, North American Vice-President of Personal Care and Vice-President Marketing of Unilever Canada.
For over a decade, Sharon led Dove’s award winning Campaign for Real Beauty and Self Esteem Project in Canada, two initiatives that promote positive self-esteem in girls and women. Sharon has received numerous honours, including Strategy in Canada Marketer of the Year, Brand of the Decade, Best Ad Ever, Cannes Grand Prix, and Effies. She was also recognized as a Business Leader by Catalyst Canada and named one of Canada’s most powerful women by Women’s Executive Network.
Ms. MacLeod holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Science in Marketing Management from the University of Guelph, and she is a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Corporate Boards Program and Advanced Corporate Boards Seminar.
