HOME CONTACT US FRANÇAIS Our Company Careers Sustainability OurPartTM Media Centre COVID-19 Executive Committee From coast-to-coast, our business is led by dedicated leaders that share a common passion - food retailing. Michael Medline President and Chief Executive Officer Matt Reindel Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Michael Vels Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer Vivek Sood Executive Vice President, Related Businesses Pierre St-Laurent Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Full Service Simon Gagné Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Doug Nathanson Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Sarah Joyce Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Sandra Sanderson Senior Vice President, Marketing Mohit Grover Senior Vice President, Innovation, Sustainability and Strategy Mike Venton General Manager, Discount Danielle Amirault Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO Michael Medline Michael Medline is President & Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited (Empire) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., a leading Canadian grocery retailer and food distributor. Mr. Medline is a proven leader with a strong track record of success in Canadian retail. He was appointed President & CEO of Empire in January 2017 after more than 15 years in a variety of senior retail leadership positions at Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC), including as that organization’s President & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Medline began his career working with the Ontario Securities Commission in 1989, followed by two years practicing law with McCarthy Tétrault. He was Corporate Counsel for PepsiCo Canada before moving to Abitibi Consolidated Inc. where, between 1994 and 2001, he held a variety of roles including Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development. Active in the community, Mr. Medline serves as a member of the Board of the SickKids Foundation. He is also a past Chair and current board member of the Retail Council of Canada. Mr. Medline has completed the Directors Education Program at the Rotman School of Management; holds an MBA from Raymond A. Mason School of Business, William & Mary; an LL.B. from the University of Toronto, and a BA from Western University. This post is also available in: French OUR STORES Sobeys IGA extra Safeway Thrifty Foods IGA Foodland FreshCo Lawtons Drugs FOOD INSPIRATION Compliments.ca SOBEYS INC. Sobeys Careers BMO Sobeys OurPartTM EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED Empire Company Limited Crombie REIT Contact Us Accessibility Terms of Use Privacy Find us on Facebook Cookie collection and updated privacy commitment We have updated our privacy commitment and are now collecting cookies to provide you with ads tailored to your interest across the internet. For more information about cookies and how to disable cookies, visit our privacy commitment. Learn more Close