GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Canada
Andrea Wood of TELUS Corporation
Andrea Wood has a well-established legal career in the communications industry which has seen her serve as GC at Alliance Atlantis Communications and Globalive Wireless Management. She joined TELUS in 2013, where she now holds the role of Chief Legal and Governance Officer. Sources agree she is “a rising star” with “the wind at her back.” She oversees a team of approximately 50 lawyers, paralegals and support staff. As part of her role, she and her team provide advice on security and privacy law. She is widely described by the market as a “powerhouse.”
In private practice, Wood led the national media and entertainment practice at Bennett Jones LLP. She divides her time between Toronto and Vancouver, where she is a volunteer and director of the Vancouver Opera.