Heather Bruce-Veitch - Full Interview
Channel: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Date: 2017-01-05

“From time to time, you ran across someone who perhaps thought that you should still be at home, in the house. But I don’t think that’s any different from today. You’re still going to run into an odd person like that. […] But to be honest with you, I felt very comfortable from the beginning. Gender wasn’t a huge issue.”  

Heather Bruce-Veitch, born in St John’s, Newfoundland is currently Director of Communications and External Relations for the Iron Ore Company of Canada (Rio Tinto). She set the bar early for women in the industry, having been the first female superintendent for the company. She later became Manager of Human Resources for over 2000 employees.

Part of the Mining and Metallurgy Legacy Project.
Interviewer: William McRae
Date: November 26, 2015