NATIONAL is pleased to announce the appointment of Karine Cousineau as Managing Director of its Ottawa office. The appointment reflects the Firm’s continued focus on strengthening collaboration across its teams and advancing its Public Affairs and Government Relations offering across Canada.
Since joining NATIONAL, Karine Cousineau has made a significant impact through her leadership, fresh perspective, and focus on collaboration and growth. Her diverse experience spans government, professional services, the corporate sector, and a major association, giving her a strong understanding of the challenges organizations face in an increasingly complex political and regulatory environment.
Her knowledge of the political landscapes in Quebec, Ottawa, and at Queen’s Park will also continue to benefit NATIONAL’s clients and teams.
Strengthening connections between Ottawa and Toronto
Alongside her new responsibilities in Ottawa, Karine will continue as Practice Lead, Public Affairs and Government Relations, for NATIONAL’s Toronto office.
Bringing these responsibilities together will strengthen collaboration between two key markets, connect expertise across teams, and further develop NATIONAL’s Public Affairs and Government Relations offering.
This approach reflects the Firm’s commitment to bringing together its collective expertise to help organizations understand and respond to the political, regulatory, and business issues shaping their operations.
Gordon Taylor Lee to focus on clients and business development
As Karine assumes her new role, Gordon Taylor Lee will increase his focus on clients and business development, building on his deep knowledge of the federal government and the important contribution he has made to NATIONAL’s Ottawa business.
At a time when business leaders across Canada are navigating an increasingly complex political and regulatory environment, Gordon’s experience and judgement are particularly valuable. His new focus will allow NATIONAL to bring that perspective to more clients and connect expertise from across the country, assembling the right teams to address their needs.
Bringing NATIONAL’s expertise together across Canada
These new responsibilities are part of NATIONAL’s continued commitment to strengthening its teams, creating opportunities for its leaders to contribute where their expertise can have the greatest impact, and building stronger connections across its offices.
Our objective remains clear: to bring more of our collective expertise to clients across Canada, helping them anticipate change, understand the issues affecting their organizations, and navigate uncertainty.
Congratulations to Karine and Gordon as they begin this next chapter.