Ms. Uthayakumar is Country President (Canada) of Schneider Electric, a leading global provider of energy management and digital automation solutions. She is a director of Adesto Technologies Corporation, a supplier of semiconductors and embedded systems for the Internet of things, and First Cobalt Corp., a company focused on the exploration, development and refinement of cobalt.
Ms. Uthayakumar has 25 years of experience in finance and management. Since 2004, she has held progressively senior roles at Schneider North America and Schneider Canada, including, in Canada, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Partner Business, and Vice President, National Sales. Ms. Uthayakumar began her career as a Chartered Accountant in the consulting practice at Deloitte, later joining McCain Foods Limited, an international leader in the frozen food industry, where she developed and executed growth strategies in North America, Europe and Asia. Ms. Uthayakumar holds both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Accounting degree from the University of Waterloo, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University.