Shelley steps up Walmart Canada's new CEO, Shelley Broader, has spent most of her career south of the border in supermarkets. Former Metro CFO hired by George Weston Ltd. Anthony Longo Anthony Longo was born into the grocery business. Bill Chen Bill Chen arrived in Toronto, in 1999, from Fuqing, China, and immediately began working in a supermarket. François Bouchard François Bouchard has made good on a promise he made back in 1986 as the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers’ first scholarship recipient: to give back to the industry. It takes a Village! Meet our 2011 Community Service Award winners. Family affair Small, tough and independent, more than a century ago family grocers set the stage for today’s retail food industry. Eric La Flèche After graduating from Harvard with an MBA in 1991, Eric La Flèche called up Pierre Lessard, then president of Metro, and asked for a job. Steve van der Leest Steve van der Leest has done just about everything in the grocery store, from part-time bagger, to store manager, to independent owner. Annick Gazaille IGA Gazaille’s Annick Gazaille is the true definition of an innovative, resourceful, passionate grocer. First Previous 351 352 353 354 355 Next Last
