Skate Canada’s Chief Executive Officer, Debra Armstrong, is a lawyer by training.  Prior to joining Skate Canada, she served as Chief Executive Officer of MBNA Canada Bank and then Senior Vice President at Toronto Dominion Bank following TD’s acquisition of MBNA.   Debra has developed considerable experience in business transformations over the course of her career.

She has strong governance experience and is a past member of the Board of Governors at Carleton University where she also Chaired its Audit and Finance Committee.  Other past directorships include the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health and Volleyball Canada. She is currently a co-chair of the Winter Sport Caucus Group and serves on the Nominating Committee of the Canadian Olympic Committee.