ENSEMBLEIQ - Key Persons


Barry Callebaut

Job Titles:
  • Group Appoints New CEO

Carlton Cards

Job Titles:
  • Paul Werynski General Manager

Chris Hobson - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
Chris Hobson will be promoted to president and CEO, convenience.

Claire Bara - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Dan Elrod

Job Titles:
  • President of Wallace & Carey
Dan Elrod is president of Wallace & Carey, a leading logistics and supply chain solution to the convenience industry Canada.

Daniel Reale-Chin

Job Titles:
  • Associate Editor

David Wiens

Job Titles:
  • President of Dairy Farmers of Canada

Eric Omwega - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Former Nestlé

Job Titles:
  • CEO at Flow Water Inc
Maurizio Patarnello, who spent almost three decades with Nestlé, is now CEO at Flow Water Inc.

Francis Lapointe

Job Titles:
  • New Vice - President
Francis Lapointe joins Parkland Corporation as new vice-president of retail for Canada Lapointe joins from Alimentation Couche-Tard's Circle K business in Texas.

François-Xavier Roger - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO

Gino Vecia

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Convenience Store News Canada Editorial Advisory Board
  • VP Sales, Hasty Market
If you would like to serve on the board, please contact editor and associate publisher, Michelle Warren.

Howard Willard - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Chairman

Jason Blake - President

Job Titles:
  • President
Blake succeeds Mike Ruff, who is moving into the role of president of the PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) North Division.

Jeff Bezos

Job Titles:
  • Amazon 's Founder, Will Step Down As CEO
Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon and turned into an online shopping behemoth, is stepping down as the company's CEO, a role he's had for nearly 30 years.

Jennifer Mann

Job Titles:
  • Lead Coca - Cola North America

Jonathan Davis

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Lee Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Acting CFO

Leslie Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Convenience Store News Canada Editorial Advisory Board
  • Director of Proprietary Brands, Circle K
Leslie Gordon, director of proprietary brands, Circle K, talks to CSNC about the evolution an untapped potential of store brands.

Marc Goodman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Convenience Store News Canada Editorial Advisory Board
  • VP and General Manager, 7 - Eleven Canada

Mark Tentis - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the International Carwash Association Welcomes OPW Exec to Its Vendor Board
  • SVP
Mark Tentis is SVP for global sales and service, OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions.

Matthew Ellis

Matthew Ellis joins CICC as VP, Government and Stakeholder Relations The Convenience Industry Council of Canada recently announced the appointment of Matthew Ellis as its VP, Government and Stakeholder Relations.Ellis is from Prince Edward Island and brings with him almost 20 years of experience as a senior advisor to elected officials at all levels of government.

Michael Medline

Job Titles:
  • President and CEO of Empire and Its Wholly Owned Subsidiary Sobeys Inc., Says the Companies Are Indebted to Him for His Leadership, Business Acumen and Passion.
Michael Medline, president and CEO of Empire and its wholly owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., says the companies are indebted to him for his leadership, business acumen and passion.

Molson Coors

Job Titles:
  • Chantalle Butler to Become President of Its Canada Business
Molson Coors announces Chantalle Butler to become president of its Canada business

Paul Hogan

Job Titles:
  • VP and GM With Conagra Brands Canada, Answers Questions on Canadian Snacking Trends

Robbie Broda

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Convenience Store News Canada Editorial Advisory Board
  • District Manager, Little Short Stop

Scott Lindsay

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice - President of Sales
After more than 28 years with Coca-Cola, Scott Lindsay, senior vice-president of sales, is retiring next month.

Simon Laroche

Job Titles:
  • SVP and President Role of Canada and the North American Business.
Simon Laroche to take SVP and president role of Canada and the North American business.

Suzanne Poirier

Job Titles:
  • SVP of Operations for Alimentation Couche - Tard
Suzanne Poirier joins board at Fire & Flower Poirier is SVP of operations for Alimentation Couche-Tard, which has an ownership stake in the cannabis retail and tech company.

Tim Johnson - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive VP
Tim Johnson joins Greenergy in Canada as executive VP of sales Greenergy is welcoming Tim Johnson as executive VP of sales to lead the continued growth of its fuel sales to the commercial and retail sectors in Canada.Mike Healey, Greenergy Fuels Canada's CEO said in a release: "Tim Johnson has over 15 year's sales experience in the fuel industry and joins us from McDougall Energy. He will lead a new sales team for Greenergy based out of Toronto, and work with the existing team in Saint John, New Brunswick.""Greenergy's infrastructure investments, uniquely flexible supply chains and its innovative retail offer have made it a growing player in the Canadian road fuel market," said Johnson. "The company has proven itself as a low-cost, reliable fuel supplier, and I look forward to bringing this offer to new customers."In business in the UK for 27 years, Greenergy is an established supplier and distributor of transportation fuels. Since entering the Canadian market in 2013, Greenergy has invested in strategic infrastructure assets, with Ontario terminals in Concord, Hamilton, Thunder Bay and Johnstown (opening fall 2019). With both sea and rail-fed terminals and storage in the U.S.

Tim McNerney - COO, President

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • President

Wendy Kadlovski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Convenience Store News Canada Editorial Advisory Board
  • Director of Operations, Nicholby's