Lisa Skakun

As Chief Legal & Corporate Development Officer for Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union and its family of brands, Lisa is responsible for legal, regulatory affairs and strategic partnerships, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as being Corporate Secretary and overseeing corporate governance functions supporting the Board of Directors and operating committees.

Prior to the merger of Prospera, Coast Capital and Sunshine Coast credit unions to create a combined federal credit union, Lisa served as Coast Capital’s Chief Legal, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer and held senior leadership roles across people and culture, financial crimes risk management, communications, and government relations. She previously served as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer for Mogo Finance Technology and Senior Corporate Counsel for Schneider Electric (formerly Xantrex Technology Inc.)

Lisa has a Bachelor of Laws (LLB.) from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Laws in Business Law (LLM) from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. She also holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Recognized for her leadership excellence, Lisa was named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women in 2022 and recognized by the Surrey Board of Trade in 2023 for Corporate Leadership. She is also a recipient of the Lexpert Zenith Award: Celebrating Women in Law, the Association of Women in Finance’s PEAK Rising Star award and the National Post’s Tomorrow’s Leader award.

Lisa currently serves on the Board of Directors of Nano One Materials. She was previously Board Chair for Kwantlen Polytechnic University, board member for the Cause We Care Foundation, chair of the BC Business Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association and a member of the BC Securities Commission Law Advisory Committee.