Michelle Abbott(II)
- Additional Crew
- Executive
Michelle Abbott is the Chief Financial Officer at the Company. She leads the finance team charged with external reporting, tax planning and compliance, financial planning and analysis, treasury, and internal controls compliance. Abbott joined the Company in September 2016 as the Senior Vice President, Finance. Previously, she worked at Aastra Technologies Ltd. (Aastra), a developer and distributor of enterprise communications hardware and software in the telecom sector that was listed on the TSX. She was involved in the due diligence process as Aastra was sold to Mitel Networks Corporation in January 2014. Both at Boat Rocker and Aastra, Abbott has been involved in acquisitions, the integration and evolution of the finance teams, setting up new business processes and accounting policies, and coordinating the international audits. Additionally, she held roles at Deloitte & Touche (Toronto) and TMP Worldwide (London, UK). She is a CPA, CA and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University.