Smart

• Over 25 years of General Management experience in simplifying complexity in order to identify sources of competitive advantage
• President Labatt Breweries of Canada-Division of Inbev
• President Second Cup Ltd. – Canada’s Largest Specialty Café Franchisor

Brave

• Restarted Second Cup’s growth by delivering 17 consecutive quarters of same store sales growth averaging 4.7% annual growth over a four-year period
• Provided leadership and ongoing stewardship in design and launch of the Oland Specialty Beer Company, Canada’s fastest growing premium beer company
• Identified risk, initiated and led other corporate partners in the retail renewal of the Beer Store, Canada’s largest beer retailer

Action

• Understands overall business realities with both line and corporate experience in Sales, Marketing, Operations, Union Management, and Franchising
• Creation and implementation of business models to optimize national strategy with local market sensitivities
• Track record of delivering meaningful results through integration of brand strategy and go-to-market execution
• Brands: University Health Network, Second Cup, Labatt