Biography

Mary Anne Bueschkens is a seasoned business executive, corporate director, and attorney with over 25 years of global experience in strategic business transformation, international expansion, R&D commercialization, risk management, and corporate governance in the manufacturing and automotive industries. She champions sustainability, safety, and talent management as essential pillars for corporate success.

Mary Anne held key progressive positions, including General Counsel, President, CEO and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, at ABC Technologies Inc., (now TI Automotive), a leading global Tier 1 automotive parts supplier with 36 facilities located in 10 countries. She also served on the board and audit committee of ACPS, (formerly Bosal), a private equity owned Tier 1 European automotive parts supplier.

Prior to her role at ABC Technologies, Mary Anne was a senior tax partner at a national Canadian law firm, where she led the National Tax Group and served on the Executive Management Committee, advising clients on international business structuring, governance, risk management, and succession planning. She earned a B.Sc., B.Comm., and MBA from the University of Windsor, and a J.D. Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto.

Mary Anne holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the GCB.D designation in Sustainability and ESG from Global Competent Boards. She has also completed certificate courses in Board Oversight of Business Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, HRCC Board Effectiveness, and Climate Change for public company boards. Mary Anne currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.