General Counsel, Sym-Tech Dealer Services

Agnes Di Leonardi is General Counsel for Sym-Tech Dealer Services where she leads the company’s in-house Regulatory and Compliance team.

She holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree (B.B.A.1982) from the Schulich School of Business, a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.1986) from Windsor Law School and an Honorary Doctorate of Laws (h.c.2019) from the University of Windsor.

Agnes is a corporate executive who has spent most of her career in the automotive industry assuming increasing levels of leadership responsibility. She has served as corporate counsel at Mazda Canada, Ford Credit Canada, and Ford Motor Company of Canada’s Premier Automotive Group (Aston Martin, Jaguar Land Rover Canada and Volvo Canada).

A collaborative, authentic leader with a reputation for adding value to the business and taking initiative, she has been recognized as a leading General Counsel.

Agnes was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2018 in recognition of her leadership in the automotive industry and for her commitment to mentoring and supporting Canadian women leaders through her work with the International Women’s Forum of Canada, a global organization with a mission to advance women’s leadership.

In May 2019, Agnes was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from her alma mater, the University of Windsor, for her professional and community contributions.

Agnes is very active in charitable organizations. She is the President and a Founding Director of the Duke of Edinburgh Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Canada, a Canadian registered charity, focused on developing, peer-to-peer, critical leadership competencies.