Andrea Nicholls is a Canadian and US CPA, CA and is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Dentons Canada LLP. Andrea leads the Canada Region Finance Team, comprised of over 100 Finance professionals throughout the country. She has the responsibility for the Firm’s Finance strategy and operations.
Andrea is a member of Dentons’ Canada National Management Committee; the Executive Sponsor and co-founder of Dentons Canada’s Black Professionals Network; and a member of their Inclusion & Diversity Council. She is a seasoned finance professional with expertise in both private and public companies spanning various sectors including legal (professional services), high-tech, financial services, multimedia, digital, pharma and shared services. She has more than a decade of senior external audit experience at PwC Montreal, where she started her career, leading the audit of a number of public companies.
She has held senior-level Finance positions in various public and private companies including GE Capital, Otéra Capital (subsidiary of Caisse de Depot de Quebec), Triton Digital and Metso Corporation and has significant cross-border experience.
She currently sits on the Board of Directors of HSBC Bank Canada and Centraide de Grand Montréal (United Way Montréal) and is a member of the audit committee of both organizations. She is a member of the Advisory Board Subcommittee - EDI at Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University and the McConnell Foundation. She is very committed to promoting diversity in the Canadian business landscape and does so through active engagement with organizations.
Andrea has recently completed the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program and obtained her ICD.D designation in order to increase her governance knowledge and effectiveness as a Board Member.