Seaspan Shipyards makes VP appointment

Amy MacLeod

Seaspan Shipyards, North Vancouver, B.C., has appointed Amy MacLeod as its new Vice President, Corporate Affairs & External Communications.

Based in Ottawa, MacLeod will be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining strategic public relations and external communications plans and tactics to support Seaspan Shipyards’ business and marketing objectives.

MacLeod joins Seaspan with over 25 years of communications experience in the technology and defense sectors as well as with political organizations. Most recently she was Vice President Strategic Communications and Corporate Diversity Officer at Mitel. Prior to that, she held senior leadership roles at General Dynamics, Alcatel-Lucent and Newbridge Networks.

MacLeod holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Waterloo along with post-graduate studies in marketing and diversity and inclusion.