Penny Favel, J.D.

I am a dynamic, versatile, and strategic senior executive and lawyer with a proven ability to build high-functioning teams and mitigate significant risk for complex multi-billion-dollar organizations. Recognized as an articulate, engaging, and performance-driven executive, I am an expert negotiator with a talent for cultivating productive relationships with multiple stakeholders to ensure attainment of organizational objectives. As a high-performing commercial lawyer with 20+ years of experience, I am skilled in contract building, construction EPC and EPCM, procurement, claims resolution, supporting complex RFP’s, and overseeing legal aspects of mega projects. I am a recognized team builder and have led lawyers for most of my career. =========== Career Snapshot: Over the course of my career, I developed a reputation as a performance-driven people leader with significant expertise in commercial law and stakeholder relations including Environment and Social Governance (ESG). I am passionate about good corporate governance, leadership, and leading value-added, pragmatic change. As Vice President Environment, Lands, & Indigenous Relations at TC Energy, I delivered the strategic leadership and direction needed to manage corporate risk for a $100 billion organization while leading a multidisciplinary team of 400 technical experts based in Canada and the US. =========== Selected Highlights: ► Lead lawyer on 3 phases of the Keystone pipeline project valued at $14 billion ► Expert in building high-functioning teams capable of producing exceptional results ► Led all negotiations for successful conclusion of all project agreements with Indigenous groups for BC LNG and for 3 Nations to renew rights on critical infrastructure in the US =========== Areas of Expertise: ✔ Strategic & Tactical Planning ✔ Technical, Regulatory & Compliance Support ✔ Transformational Change ✔ Process & Procedure Creation ✔ Building & Leading High-Performance Teams ✔ Corporate Governance ✔ Stakeholder Management ✔ Drafting, Negotiating & Executing Contracts ✔ Arbitration Disputes ✔ Performance Optimization ✔ Multi-Disciplinary Team Leadership ✔ Training & Mentoring