About

Lori Shalhoub has been with Chrysler for 17 years and is among the most respected corporate counsel in the country. She played a leading role in the much publicised negotiations over Chrysler Canada’s $1.6bn liabilities related to retirement benefits. Shalhoub continues to play an active role in helping to ensure the company is able to provide for its next generation of workers. Shalhoub is also responsible for government affairs and regularly campaigns alongside other prominent members of the auto industry. Managing 440 independent dealers has proved to be just as big a challenge for the Chrysler legal team, with a range of issues covering everything from collective bargaining to corporate finance to contend with. But, according to Shalhoub, the picture remains positive: ‘Overcoming these challenges when in a recession can be difficult, however a high point was our strategic alliance with Fiat’. Shalhoub says she calculates the value that she adds to the business on ‘a cost avoidance [basis] where the regulations and implications for the company [are weighed in order to show how we are] minimising risk or exposure’.