Linda Lizotte-MacPherson
Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Chief Operating Officer for Service Canada

On January 5, 2009, Ms. Linda Lizotte-Macpherson was appointed Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Chief Operating Officer for Service Canada.

Before joining the Department, she was Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board from 2005 to 2008. Ms. Lizotte-MacPherson is an experienced business leader in both the private and public sectors, and has worked for over 25 years leading complex organizations, launching start-ups and managing large transformation and information technology programs throughout North America.

Ms. Lizotte-MacPherson was also President of Performance Support Services Inc. and the first Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Health Infoway Inc., where she successfully launched the corporation. She also served as the Chief Information Officer for the Government of Canada from 1998 to 2000 as part of an executive interchange.

In the private sector, Ms. Lizotte-MacPherson was President of two Canadian subsidiaries, Sapient Canada Inc. and AMS Management Systems Canada Inc., and held a number of senior executive positions with Digital Equipment of Canada.

Ms. Lizotte-MacPherson holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Carleton University and has completed Digital's Executive Development Program through Queen's University. She also completed the Board of Directors Program through the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Ms. Lizotte-MacPherson is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2000 E Commerce Leadership Award, the Distinction Award for Excellence in the Management of Information Technology in the Public Service, the Ottawa-Carleton YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, and was recognized in the 2004 Who's Who Canada and the 1997-98 Who's Who Among Top Executives in North America.