Manijeh Colabella

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ABOUT MANIJEH COLABELLA

Manijeh is a Partner and lawyer at Watson Board Advisors where she helps boards of directors and their committees shape the future of their organizations through governance reviews, board and director evaluations, policy development. She also advises boards with respect to governance structures and frameworks and facilitates governance education for boards and helps them navigate tricky governance issues. Manijeh has over 25 years of experience in governance and law working with private and public companies, regulatory bodies, not-for-profit organizations, member-based organizations, and Crown and public sector organizations. As a former Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of a TSX-listed equity capital provider to private companies across North America, Manijeh has a passion and unique expertise for navigating private and public companies and their investors through transition and growth. With extensive experience as a director, corporate secretary and general counsel and a deep knowledge of emerging governance issues, Manijeh provides thoughtful insight and expertise to boards and management teams that are practical, effective and enhance their organization\'s success. She is also a seasoned tax and corporate law specialist, with extensive experience advising public, private and family enterprises of varying size and complexity with respect to governance, business succession, and continuity. Manijeh holds a Bachelor of Laws from University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Concentration) from University of Calgary. She also has her ICD.D certification through the Institute of Corporate Directors, her GCB.D designation through Competent Boards, and her TEP (Trusts and Estates Practitioner) designation through the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners. She is a member of the law societies of British Columbia and Alberta and currently serves on ICD\'s BC chapter executive as well as the boards of White Rock Museum & Archives,Vancouver Symphony Society and VSO School of Music.