Stella Leney, Ad. E.

Biography

Stella Leney was appointed Vice President – Corporate Affairs and Secretary General at Hydro-Québec in January 2017. In this capacity, she is notably in charge of ethics, access to information, environmental issues, sustainable development and document management. She also provides governance oversight and support for the activities of the Board of Directors and Board committees as well as Hydro-Québec subsidiaries. In addition, Ms. Leney is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Fondation Hydro-Québec pour l’environnement. Ms. Leney joined Hydro-Québec in 1982. Until 1993, she worked in environmental law and acted as a liaison with government agencies. During that time, she was also the company’s spokesperson for various hydroelectric projects. In 1993, Ms. Leney became Assistant Secretary of Hydro-Québec. From 2004 to 2016, Ms. Leney also served as General Manager – Environment and Corporate Affairs. Her duties included supervising environmental matters, managing Hydro-Québec’s corporate secretariat and overseeing access to information, ethics and the protection of personal information. Stella Leney obtained an undergraduate law degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1978 and a degree in administration from McGill University in 1982. She also earned certification from the Institute of Corporate Directors in June 2008. She is a member of the Québec Bar and was awarded the title of Lawyer Emeritus (Advocatus Emeritus) in 2016. Ms. Leney is Chair of the Board of Directors of Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui. She also sits on the boards of the Institut Hydro-Québec en environnement, développement et société at Université Laval, the Québec Business Council on the Environment and the Space for Life Foundation.

Research Interest

Business and Management