Meet the
team

Tamar serves as Validere’s General Counsel & VP, ESG. She provides expert and strategic legal advice to management, sets internal governance policies, manages the impact of external factors, and ensures legal compliance.

Tamar brings a strategic lens from her 20 years of hands-on experience that focuses on guidance in a business framework. As an ESG practitioner, Tamar is passionate about advancing innovation to help the industry meet sustainability goals.

Tamar has 15 years of extensive in-house legal experience at both large and mid-sized O&G production companies like Cenovus, Encana and IPC Canada.

Her practical approach extends beyond the traditional legal function and focuses on providing strategic solutions. Most recently at IPC Canada, Tamar led a multi-disciplinary team that included oversight and responsibility for the development and execution of the Canadian sustainability strategy.

As a seasoned negotiator, Tamar has advised on over $10 billion of M&A transactions. She has represented industry in front of many government agencies and stakeholders and sits on the Board of the Explorers & Producers Association of Canada (EPAC).

Tamar holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta and is currently pursuing her diploma in CSR & Sustainability at the University of Toronto.

In her spare time, Tamar enjoys experimenting with new recipes and spending time with her family.