Ms Tayce A. Wakefield
Tayce Wakefield was appointed Executive Director, EU Affairs in Brussels, Belgium in September, 2005 where she has responsibility for government relations and public policy for General Motors Europe. She currently serves as Chair of the Global Road Safety Initiative, a 5 year, US$10 million initiative through the Global Road Safety Program to improve road safety in developing companies, sponsored by Ford, GM, Honda, Michelin, Shell and Toyota.
Ms. Wakefield served as Executive Director, Environment & Energy, for General Motors Corporation in Detroit, Michigan from 2003 to 2005 and as Vice President of Corporate and Environmental Affairs and a member of the Board of Directors for GM Canada from 1995-2003. Wakefield joined GM in 1984 in the Government Relations Department and held progressively responsible positions in Government and Public Relations, where she worked on a variety of key legislative issues including pension reform, labor, safety and environmental issues, trade and tax legislation, as well as media relations, employee communications and charitable contributions. She served on the GMCL Women’s Advisory Council from 1985-1988 and was the founding Chair of GM’s Affinity Group for Women (in the U.S.) from 2000-2002.
Ms. Wakefield has served on numerous government commissions and Boards of not-for-profit organizations in Canada, including as Chair of the Canada Safety Council from 1998-2001, on the Ontario Council of Regents (the governing body for Ontario’s Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology) from 1997-2003, as the Alumni Co-Chair of McMaster University’s $100 million “Changing Tomorrow Today” campaign, and on the Executive Council of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce from 1992-1998.
Ms. Wakefield holds a Master of Science in Management (M.S.M.) degree from Boston University – Vrije Universiteit Brussels, a law degree (LL.B.) from Osgoode Hall and a B.A. in Political Science from McMaster University.