Golden Pencil winners 2011 Reading through the names of past recipients of the Golden Pencil Award is like going through a who’s who of Canadian grocery industry history: Sam Steinberg, Anthony Longo, David Sobey and Wallace and Harrison McCain. Maritime man Paul-Emile Légère became the first Acadian to lead Co-op Atlantic when he took over as CEO in May. Shelley steps up Walmart Canada's new CEO, Shelley Broader, has spent most of her career south of the border in supermarkets. Jim Pattison partners with Quality Foods Former Metro CFO hired by George Weston Ltd. Overwaitea names new president CFO of Metro Inc. resigns Family affair Small, tough and independent, more than a century ago family grocers set the stage for today’s retail food industry. Annick Gazaille IGA Gazaille’s Annick Gazaille is the true definition of an innovative, resourceful, passionate grocer. 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. First Previous 355 356 357 358 359 Next Last