Arterra Wines Canada names a new president and CEO

Arterra Wines Canada has named John Boynton as its new president and chief executive officer, effective March 28, 2022.

He succeeds Jay Wright, who is retiring after leading operations for the wine producer and marketer over the last 20 years.

He was with Constellation Brands and Vincor Canada before that. Boynton was most recently vice-chair and president of digital with Torstar parent company NordStar. Prior to that he was the president and CEO of Torstar and publisher of The Toronto Star.

"Arterra has significant opportunities to grow from its current leading position in the wine category to become one of Canada's great companies", said Dave Perkins, board chair, in a press release. "We are confident that John's strong leadership will build on our current success and take our organization to the next level."

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