Michelle Seale

Michelle Seale
Michelle Seale
Principal – Advisory Oil and Gas
Ernst & Young LLP

Michelle is a Principal in EY’s Strategy and Customer practice. She has more than 20 years of experience in the Energy sector with an emphasis in Oil and Gas, Power and Utilities, and Mining. Her primary area of expertise is Mergers and Acquisitions focused on strategy, operating model and organizational design, day 1 functional and operational readiness, communications, and employee/customer experience related activities. She also has a great deal of experience leading large scale transformational programs focused on operating model implementations, process optimization and technology enablement. She coaches and advises senior executives how to navigate the complexities of disruptive change and supports the transformational efforts as an advisor as well as in the context of an implementation partner. Michelle has led post-merger integration efforts focused on Board required succession planning, workforce analytics and predictive modeling, as well as integrated talent management strategies to support newly defined strategies and business models. She has significant international experience and has led major initiatives in Canada, South Africa, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Michelle holds a BA from Marquette University and a MBA with a concentration in Finance from Tulane University.