Paulina Hiebert is an experienced and strategic corporate director with a diverse background in executive, financial, and legal positions at several multinational public companies. She has extensive experience with public income funds, corporate finance, corporate law, strategy, corporate governance, public and private capital markets, risk management, regulatory oversight, and international expansion.
Ms. Hiebert is currently the Vice Chair of the Board of Alberta Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation (2016 to present), is a member of their Governance and Human Resources Committee (served as Chair from 2023 to 2025), and served as a member of their Audit Committee (2018 to 2022). She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (2019 to present) and as Chair of their Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee. Ms. Hiebert has also been a member of the City of Edmonton Assessment Review Board since 2024.
Ms. Hiebert previously held the position of Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretary for The North West Company Inc. (2009 to 2017), Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretary for The Brick Group Income Fund, and Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Trans Global Insurance Companies (2002 to 2009). She began her legal career in 1994 with Milner Fenerty (now Dentons LLP) after holding senior finance positions in the banking, financial services, and venture capital industries. She left private practice in 1997 and joined ATB Financial as Associate Counsel, a position she held until 2002.
Ms. Hiebert holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and Bachelor of Law (LLB) with distinction, from the University of Saskatchewan and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with distinction, from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. She is a member of the Law Society of Alberta.