Alex Yeo president, Canadian retail, North West Company
Alex Yeo recently joined The North West Company as president, Canadian retail. Prior to…
Nathalie Lassonde appointed CEO of Lassonde Industries
Pierre-Paul Lassonde is stepping down as CEO of Lassonde Industries Inc., to be replaced…
Lauren Keegan to lead sales at iLevel
Lauren Keegan has joined iLevel Management as senior vice president, sales. Keegan has…
Paul Del Duca, industry veteran, retires from Walmart Canada
Paul Del Duca, senior vice president, fresh at Walmart Canada, has retired after a…
BCfresh adds Dawn Gray to board
BCfresh has appointed produce industry veteran Dawn Gray to its board of directors. Gray…
Senior leader Cheryl Smith to retire from Parmalat Canada
After 20 years with Parmalat Canada, respected industry leader Cheryl Smith is retiring…
Leadership changes at Tree of Life Canada
Bill Ivany has assumed the role of president at Tree of Life Canada. He succeeds Jamie…
Organic Garage adds Lovsin to board
Organic Garage Ltd. has appointed retail veteran Michael Lovsin to its board of…
Nestlé Purina director to retire
Frank Rispoli, director, business development sales for Nestlé Purina PetCare Canada, has…
Jean Coutu Group appoints new president
Alain Champagne Metro has announced that Alain Champagne has been appointed president of…
Aleks Djurdjevic joins Advantage as senior VP
Aleks Djurdjevic has joined Advantage Solutions as senior vice president, sales and…
Tim Penner joins Jamieson board
Tim Penner, the former president of Procter & Gamble Canada, has been appointed to the…
Josianne Légaré senior VP, U.S. sales for Lassonde
Lassonde Industries has announced the appointment of Josianne Légaré as senior vice…
Jean-David Tardif new president and CEO at Cascades Tissue Group
Cascades has chosen Jean-David Tardif to replace Jean Jobin, the outgoing president and…
Joe Moscato new VP, sales and marketing at Aurora Importing
Joe Moscato, vice president of national sales at Aurora Importing and Distributing, has…
Carl Colizza new president, COO for Saputo North America
Carl Colizza is the new president and COO for Saputo’s North American operations. He has…
Rick Wiley new country manager – Canada for Mayborn
Mayborn USA Inc., the UK baby accessories company best known for the Tommee Tippee brand,…
Aurora Importing names D’Elia director of marketing
Aurora Importing and Distributing has named Diana D’Elia its new director of marketing.…
Paisley joins 6 Degrees
Industry expert Warren Paisley has been added to the executive team of conversion experts…
Industry veteran Jim Slomka joins Grocery Magazine
Jim Slomka has joined the team at Grocery Business Magazine as a consultant. The 40-year…
Bunzl Canada names new VP
Bunzl Canada has promoted Motaz Sabri, who has 18 years of experience in store supplies…
IRI appoints Ong Seng managing director of Canada
IRI has announced the appointment of Cheryl Ong Seng as managing director of IRI Canada…
Oppy names Canadian sales managers for East Coast expansion
To build its Canadian sales, Oppy has promoted David Wazny to sales manager of the team…
Dan Lafrance joins Flanagan Foodservice
Effective February 19, 2019 veteran CPG executive Dan Lafrance will join Flanagan…
Perry Caicco joins investment bank, Origin Merchant Partners
Perry Caicco has joined Origin Merchant Partners as a senior advisor. Caicco has more…
Loblaw COO Michael Motz resigns
Michael Motz, chief operating officer (COO) at Loblaw Companies Ltd., has resigned from…
Todd Newstead joins CFIG as acting senior VP
The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) has announced that Todd Newstead…
Bob Chant joins StrategyCorp
Bob Chant, former senior vice president, corporate affairs and communication of Loblaw…
Kraft Heinz appoints new CMO
Dana Somerville, formerly the VP of brand build, innovation and R&D in Canada, has been…
Industry veteran Jim Slomka to leave Clorox Canada
Jim Slomka, sales director at Clorox Canada, announced that he will be departing the…
Leger joins iLevel Management
Lise Leger has joined iLevel Management as account manager for Eastern Quebec. She has…
Kimberly-Clark announces new general manager
Carla Anger has been promoted to vice president and general manager of Kimberly-Clark…
Clorox announces sales leadership changes
Ali Davies Ali Davies has been named vice president of sales for Clorox Canada. She…
Barry Lanteigne named president of DCI
Barry Lanteigne will be transitioning into the leadership position at Distribution Canada…
Sobeys appoints Sandra Sanderson as SVP marketing
Former Walmart and Shoppers Drug Market executive Sandra Sanderson has been named SVP…
Mike Catalano new sales director at Wonderful Sales
Mike Catalano has been appointed director, national sales Canada at Wonderful Sales. His…
Melissa Martin joins CROSSMARK Canada
Melissa Martin has joined the client services team at CROSSMARK Canada as senior business…
Jim Waites named general manager, produce at Save-On-Foods.
Jim Waites has been promoted to general manager, produce merchandising at Save-On-Foods.…
Crossmark Canada announces Paul Hewitt as director, client services
Paul Hewitt joins Crossmark Canada with extensive CPG experience gained during a 35-year…
Myles Hamilton named president of CanMar
Myles Hamilton has been appointed president and managing partner of CanMar Foods Ltd.…
Nestle Purina names Michelle Gelinas to lead Walmart team
Michelle Gelinas has been named director of sales, Walmart team, Nestle Purina North…
Michelle Broom new OPMA president
Michelle Broom has been named the new president of the Ontario Produce Marketing…
Leadership changes at CFIG
The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) has announced senior leadership…
Metro names Candace Woods marketing director, Food Basics
Metro has announced the appointment of Candace Woods as director, marketing for Food…
Todd Newstead leaving DCI
DCI has announced that president and CEO Todd Newstead is leaving the organization. DCI…
Fabio Romano to join Ferrero’s North American business in the US
Fabio Romano, Ferrero Canada’s current vice president of sales will take on a new role as…
BJ Hamilton promoted to VP Sales, Ferrero Canada
BJ Hamilton is the new vice president, sales, for Ferrero Canada. He was promoted from…
Lars Hanseid new president of 3M Canada
Lars Hanseid has been appointed president and GM of 3M Canada effective July 1, 2018.…
Advantage Group International names Richard Kellam CEO
Advantage Group International has appointed Richard Kellam chief executive officer,…
Parmalat Canada names Mark Taylor president and CEO
Effective August 20th, Mark Taylor has been named president and chief executive officer…
Barran joins McCain Canada as country president
Danielle Barran has been appointed country president for McCain Foods (Canada). She has…
Rick Winslow joins Crossmark Canada as VP client and business development
Crossmark Canada has announced the appointment of Rick Winslow to the newly created…
Mathieu Robitaille is Metro Ontario's new director of marketing
Nancy Modrcin, Metro Inc’s vice president, marketing, has announced the appointment of…
Curtis Frank new COO at Maple Leaf
Curtis Frank has been appointed chief operating officer of Maple Leaf Foods effective…
Michèle McMillan joins Thomas Fresh as national accounts director
Michèle McMillan has joined Thomas Fresh as director of national accounts. A 37-year…
Loblaw veteran Calvin McDonald named new Lululemon CEO
Lululemon Athletica Inc., the Vancouver-based apparel retailer, has named Loblaw veteran,…
Duncan Fulton new CCO at Restaurant Brands International
Restaurant Brands International, owner of the Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeyes…
Ali Davies to join Clorox Canada's Sales Leadership Team
Effective July 30 Ali Davies will join the Sales Leadership Team at Clorox Canada. A…
Temple Lifestyle appoints Scullion COO, Padvaiskas VP Marketing
Gary Scullion was recently named chief operating officer of Temple Lifestyle Inc., whose…
Greg Guyatt joins GreenSpace
GreenSpace Brands Inc. has announced the appointment of Greg Guyatt as chief financial…
Aurora appoints Joe Moscato VP national sales
Joe Moscato has been named Aurora Importing’s new vice president of national sales.…
Shelley Martin to retire, Jeff Hamilton new Nestlé Canada president and CEO
Shelley Martin, Nestlé Canada president and CEO has announced her decision to retire…
Former Loblaw executive Tammy Smitham joins Aimia
Tammy Smitham has been named Aimia’s (Aeroplan) vice president communications and public…
Kruger Inc. names Michel Manseau senior vice president and general manager consumer business - Canada
Manseau began his career at Scott Paper (Kruger Inc.) in 1988 and most recently held the…
Kruger Inc. promotes Nancy Marcus to North American marketing role
Kruger Inc. has named Nancy Marcus CMO, North America. Marcus, who began her career at…
Andrew Peller Ltd. announces two senior executive appointments
Andrew Peller Ltd., a Canadian producer of wines and craft spirits, has made a pair of…
Dave Lemmon to lead Smucker’s Pet Business
David (‘Dave’) Lemmon has been named president, Pet Food and Pet Snacks for J.M. Smucker,…
Carol Stewart named chair of FCPC board
Carol Stewart, president and CEO of Kellogg's Canada, has been named chair of the board…
Mary Dalimonte announces retirement from Sobeys
After a singular 40-year career in the grocery industry, Mary Dalimonte, senior VP of…
Acosta appoints new Canadian president
Acosta has announced that Mark Smith, president of Acosta International, is adding Canada…
Rod Hepponstall new High Liner president and CEO
Rod Hepponstall will become president and CEO of High Liner on May 1, taking over from…
Shadnam Weber named president, Tea and Herbal Association
The Tea and Herbal Association has announced that Shadnam Weber is its new president,…
Chris Renner new VP sales at GreenSpace
Chris Renner has been named vice president, sales for GreenSpace Brands. He has a strong…
Tammy Sadinsky appointed VP Marketing at Walmart Canada
Tammy Sadinsky has been hired as the new VP of Marketing Communications at Walmart…
New management at RCC-Quebec
The Quebec branch of the Retail Council (RCC-Quebec) has nominated a new management team.…
Carol-Anne Gower Named VP & GM at Canada Dry Mott’s
Canada Dry Mott’s has announced the appointment of Carol-Anne Gower to the position of…
Clorox Canada announces new appointments
Clorox Canada has announced that effective February 1, 2018, Brent Falvo becomes director…
Peter Hall new VP retail sales at Kraft Heinz Canada
Kraft Heinz has announced that Peter Hall has been appointed VP retail sales at Kraft…
Crossmark names Dave Cook SVP
Dave Cook Dave Cook has been appointed senior vice president, Customer Development and…
Kruger Products' Mario Gosselin retires, Dino Bianco named successor
Dino Bianco Mario Gosselin Mario Gosselin, CEO of KP Tissue and Kruger Products L.P., has…
Sobeys announces the appointment of Mike Venton
Industry veteran Mike Venton will be joining Sobeys Inc. as vice president of Strategic…
Todd Newstead joins DCI as president
Todd Newstead has joined Distribution Canada Inc. (DCI) as the new president and CEO and…
DCI's Marc Fortin joins RCC Quebec
Marc Fortin has been named president and CEO of the Retail Council of Canada - Quebec,…
Dave Iacobelli new VP sales for Clorox International
Dave Iacobelli, vice president sales, Clorox Canada, has been promoted to vice president…
Walmart Canada executive moves to Asda
Preyash Thakrar will be leaving his post as Walmart Canada’s vice president for strategy…
Crossmark Canada has announced the following appointments:
Kim Thompson assumes the role of senior vice president, client and business development.…
Glen Walter new EVP, North America president for Mondelez International
Mondelez International has named Glen Walter executive vice president and president,…
BREAKING: Loblaw announces senior leadership changes
This week Sarah Davis, president of Loblaw Companies Limited, announced leadership…
WATCH: Walmart CEO Doug McMillon's strategy challenged by Mad Money's Jim Cramer
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon’s strategy is challenged by Mad Money’s Jim Cramer. Watch the…
Flow Water's new VP of marketing
Alison Lawler-Dean has joined Flow Water as vice president of marketing and…
Sobeys names Deirdre Horgan as SVP marketing
Sobeys names Deirdre Horgan as SVP marketing September 21, 2017 - Michael Medline, CEO of…
Acosta Canada names Warren Paisley vice-president of client development
Acosta Canada names Warren Paisley vice-president of client development September 14,…
Joe Sbrocchi to lead Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers
Joe Sbrocchi to lead Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers September 7, 2017 - Joe…
Acosta Canada appoints Joanne Hillion as SVP customer development
Acosta Canada appoints Joanne Hillion as SVP customer development September 14, 2014 -…
VersaCold appoints Paul Merrick as SVP, general manager of CPX unit August
VersaCold appoints Paul Merrick as SVP, general manager of CPX unit August 31, 2017 -…
Mark Ayer named president & CEO of CROSSMARK Canada
Mark Ayer named president & CEO of CROSSMARK Canada August 28, 2017 - Mark Ayer has been…
Grant Froese appointed CEO of Marquee Health Group
Grant Froese appointed CEO of Marquee Health Group August 24, 2017 - Grocery retail…
Tree of Life: Chris Powell promoted to SVP; Bill Ivany expands COO role
Tree of Life: Chris Powell promoted to SVP; Bill Ivany expands COO role August 17, 2017 -…
DanoneWave names Dan Magliocco to senior marketing role
DanoneWave names Dan Magliocco to senior marketing role August 10, 2017 - DanoneWave has…
Former Sobeys executive named president of Rexall Drugstore
Former Sobeys executive named president of Rexall Drugstore August 4, 2017 - Rexall…
John Scott named chair of CAPI
John Scott named chair of CAPI July 20, 2017 - The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute…
L'Oréal Canada names Stéphanie Binette as CMO
L'Oréal Canada names Stéphanie Binette as CMO June 29, 2017 - L'Oréal Canada has…
Naturipe Farms names CarrieAnn Arias as VP marketing
Naturipe Farms names CarrieAnn Arias as VP marketing June 15, 2017 - Naturipe Farms has…
Dave Clark joins CHFA
Dave Clark joins CHFA June 1, 2017 - David Clark is joining the Canadian Health Food…
Rick Alcocer elected chair of CPMA board of directors
Rick Alcocer elected chair of CPMA board of directors May 25, 2017 - The Canadian Produce…
Mike Arcamone appointed COO of VersaCold
Mike Arcamone appointed COO of VersaCold May 18, 2017 - VersaCold Logistics Services has…
Industry veteran, Tom Shurrie, joins CFIG
Industry veteran, Tom Shurrie, joins CFIG May 11, 2017 - Tom Shurrie is joining the…
Longo’s promotes Brian Grigat to senior director merchandising
Longo’s promotes Brian Grigat to senior director merchandising May 11, 2017 - Longo…
Gail Nyberg to retire from Daily Bread Food Bank
Gail Nyberg to retire from Daily Bread Food Bank May 4, 2017 - After 12 years as…
Nadia Eccles joins Clorox Canada
Nadia Eccles joins Clorox Canada April 27, 2017 - Nadia Eccles has joined the Renew Life…
Roman Konopud joins Devencore Realty
Roman Konopud joins Devencore Realty April 20, 2017 - Devencore Realties Brokerage has…
Mark Ayer joins Crossmark Canada as SVP, customer development
Mark Ayer joins Crossmark Canada as SVP, customer development April 18, 2017 - Crossmark…
Horizon Distributors names Shannen Lohnes as sales director
Horizon Distributors names Shannen Lohnes as sales director April 13, 2017 - Horizon…
Marc Ethier joins Neal Brothers Foods
Marc Ethier joins Neal Brothers Foods April 6, 2017 - Marc Ethier has joined Neal…