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Nora Lamb built her career on disciplined judgment and a commitment to pension and benefit programs that safeguard employees’ long-term financial well-being.
Named to Benefits and Pensions Monitor’s Elite Women 2026, she is recognized for principled leadership and her ability to guide complex benefit environments while fostering teams that question assumptions and pursue measurable improvement.
Her professional path did not follow a rigid plan. Early roles offered varied experience, helping Lamb broaden her expertise and form relationships that later informed deliberate career choices.
She moved toward organizations known for meaningful impact, including Suncor Energy, and volunteer work with the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, where she worked alongside practitioners who viewed pensions and benefits as foundational to workforce stability and organizational performance.
“Working in environments where people genuinely care about shaping outcomes that support long-term financial security, resilience, and dignity has been a powerful motivator,” Lamb explains. “It’s meaningful work with a purpose that extends well beyond the workplace.”
That sense of purpose drives her work in an environment defined by change.
Lamb encourages cross-functional engagement and expects teams to examine established practices with analytical discipline. The aim is operational efficiency supported by shared understanding.
She cites her most significant accomplishment as leading a team of exceptional individuals who embrace challenges with resilience and a growth mindset. Watching them push boundaries, collaborate, and continuously strive to improve fills her with pride. She is most proud of creating an environment where people feel supported, empowered, and motivated to bring their best every day.
A defining professional habit is her willingness to question her own assumptions. Technical strength, she believes, carries responsibility to study nuance, seek informed perspectives, and consult specialists before determining direction. This approach reinforces credibility and supports decisions that withstand examination.
Lamb's recognition as an Elite Woman also reflects her work in advocating for equitable expectations and workplaces where expertise is evaluated on its merits.
“Being recognized as an Elite Woman reinforces the importance of visibility and representation in our industry,” she says. “If my journey can help other women pursue their own paths with confidence, curiosity, and intention, then this recognition becomes more than an individual honour. It becomes an opportunity to uplift others.”
Lamb points to the values that guide her leadership: curiosity, collaboration, and a consistent effort to do what is right for both organizations and the people they serve.
If given the ability to influence one structural change within the pension industry, Lamb would prioritize stronger gender representation and diversity within senior leadership. Organizations benefit when decision-making reflects varied experience, which supports more informed risk evaluation while encouraging original thinking.
She hopes her professional legacy will rest on practical contributions that advance understanding of the value pensions and benefits deliver to employees.
150 6 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3E3
(403) 296 7682
nlamb@suncor.com
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Nora Lamb
Director, Pensions and Savings
Suncor Energy
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Manager, pensions and benefits at Suncor Energy
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2013
Manager, pensions, Canadian and international at Suncor Energy
2013–2023
Director, pensions and saving at Suncor Energy
2023–2026
Executive vice president and head of pensions at OMERS
2021–2024
Chief pension officer at OMERS
One of Women’s Executive Network Canada’s Most Powerful
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