Penny Wise

Penny Wise is proud to serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce as the Chamber enters its 100th year and is ready for a new era of business.

She is also the Global Public Policy Vice President for 3M Company, based in St. Paul Minnesota, and focuses on building 3M’s reputation and political capital around the world.

Penny brings over 25 years of global brand, marketing and public affairs experience to these roles.

Her career has straddled both sides of the US and Canadian borders. Originally from Canada, Penny began her 3M career at the Canadian head office based in London, Ontario. She has held a variety of progressive senior leadership roles in business, commercialization, brand and corporate marketing including the former Executive Director of the Canadian Consumer business group and recently as President of 3M Canada (2020-2024). At the 3M global headquarters, in 2015, as the 3M International Marketing Director and Chief Branding Officer, Penny led the team to successfully launch a new global tagline for the company known as “3M Science. Applied to Life™.”

She has been recognized with a WXN’s Top 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Woman Award and is a recipient of a 2024 Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Business Leader of the Year Award.

Penny holds an MBA from York University, with a specialization in Marketing. She has experience as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has been responsible for several successful, award-winning marketing transformation projects at 3M.