Benoit Basillais reappointed as CEO of Canadian Dairy Commission

Benoit Basillais has been reappointed as chief executive officer of the Canadian Dairy Commission.

Basillais will serve another three-year term, effective July 4. 

Heath MacDonald, minister of agriculture and agri-food, announced the appointment Monday (June 1). 

Basillais has spent more than decades at the Canadian Dairy Commission, beginning his career with the organization as an economist in 2003. He previously served as director of policy and economics. 

“His extensive contributions to the Commission have helped ensure a stable, coordinated, and responsive dairy industry in Canada. Under his continued leadership, we are confident that the Commission will remain well positioned to support Canada's dairy sector,” MacDonald said in a press release.