SHANNON ROGERS

President & General Counsel

GLOBAL RELAY

Having grown up in an entrepreneurial family and earning her stripes as a business and securities lawyer with two of Canada’s top law firms, Shannon Rogers brings a unique combination of legal and business acumen to her role leading Global Relay, a cloudbased service provider to the global financial sector.

“Global Relay was created from nothing. Today, it is an internationally recognized cloud technology company in 90 countries that successfully competes with the world’s technology giants, and we’ve accomplished this while keeping the company Canadian-owned and employee-controlled.”

“I started my career as a corporate lawyer but always I knew I was on the wrong side of the board table. To leave the security of my law career for Global Relay was a huge risk, and we did struggle and starve for years, but the journey has been incredible and it is quite a buzz to work with a great team to create global business from nothing and watch it grow and thrive. It is the most rewarding job in the world.”

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“Co-founding Grafton Asset Management and building it into one of Canada’s leading and largest energy investment firms in less than four years.”

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“1. Set high performance standards and never compromise on quality of the work. 2. Motivate and inspire your managers and employees to take great pride in their work. 3. Make every employee feel that their input counts and that they are part of the team.”