The Board of Directors

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Director Since 2015
Counsel of Stewart McKelvey and Chair of Empire

James M. Dickson is the Chair of Empire Company Limited. He is a professional engineer and a lawyer. He is counsel to the law firm of Stewart McKelvey, with over 30 years of experience practicing primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities. Mr. Dickson is a trustee of Crombie REIT. He served as lead director of Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated, is a past Chair of the Board of Regents of Mount Allison University and a past Chair of the IWK Health Centre Foundation. Mr. Dickson is a graduate of Mount Allison University, the Technical University of Nova Scotia and the University of Calgary.

Toronto, Ontario
Director Since 2013
Chief Financial Officer of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Cynthia Devine is the Chief Financial Officer of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a professional sports and entertainment company. Previously, Ms. Devine was the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust from March 2015 until April 2017. Prior to that, from 2003 until 2014, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Tim Hortons Inc. She previously served as a senior executive in a financial capacity at Maple Leaf Foods and Pepsi-Cola Canada, where she was Chief Financial Officer. She serves as a director of Royal Bank of Canada, as well as a member of the Ivey Advisory Board for the Richard Ivey School of Business and as a member of the Board of Governors at North York General Hospital. She previously served as a Director of ING Direct Canada. Ms. Devine holds an Honours Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Director Since 1979
Corporate Director

John R. Sobey is a corporate director. Mr. Sobey was President and Chief Operating Officer of Sobeys until his retirement in 2001 after 34 years with Sobeys. He previously served as a director of Atlantic Shopping Centers, Food Marketing Institute FMI, Hannaford Bros., Jace Holdings Limited and Medavie Inc. Mr. Sobey graduated from Harvard University Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

Toronto, Ontario
Director Since 2017
President and Chief Executive Officer for Empire and Sobeys Inc.

Michael Medline was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc. in January 2017. Mr. Medline is a proven leader with a strong track record of success in Canadian retail. Mr. Medline has held senior retail leadership positions at Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC), including President & Chief Executive Officer of CTC. He began his career working with the Ontario Securities Commission, followed by two years practicing law with McCarthy Tétrault. He was Corporate Counsel for PepsiCo Canada before moving to Abitibi Consolidated Inc. where he held a variety of roles including Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development. Mr. Medline serves as a member of the Board of SickKids Foundation, The BlackNorth Initiative, Huron University College at Western University, The Grocery Foundation and The Sobey Foundation. He is past Chair of the Retail Council of Canada and was on the Board of Governors for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Medline holds an MBA from Raymond A. Mason School of Business, William & Mary; an LL.B. from the University of Toronto; and a BA from Huron University College at Western University.

Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Director Since 1993
Corporate Director

Paul D. Sobey is a corporate director. Mr. Sobey was the President & Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited from 1998 until his retirement in 2013 after 31 years with the Company. He serves as a trustee of Crombie REIT. Mr. Sobey previously served as a director of the Bank of Nova Scotia, the Chairman of Wajax Income Fund (now Wajax Corporation), a director of Emera Inc., and a member of the Board of Governors and Chancellor of Saint Mary’s University. Mr. Sobey holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University and graduated from Harvard University Business School’s Advanced Management Program. He received an honorary Doctorate of Commerce from Saint Mary’s University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia. In 2013, Mr. Sobey received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Stellarton, Nova Scotia
Director Since 1998
Corporate Director

Rob G.C. Sobey is a corporate director. Mr. Sobey was the President & Chief Executive Officer of Lawton’s Drug Stores Limited from 2006 until his retirement in 2014 after 25 years with Sobeys. He serves as a director of SeaFort Capital and the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Sobey is Chair of the Sobey Art Foundation, a member of the Queen’s Smith School of Business Advisory Board and serves on several foundation and not-for-profit boards. For his work as an Honorary Colonel of the Canadian Army, Mr. Sobey received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He holds an undergraduate from Queen’s University, a Master of Business Administration from Babson College, and the ICD.D designation.

Vancouver, British Columbia
Director Since 2018
Chief Financial Officer for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.

Sharon Driscoll is the Chief Financial Officer of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc., an industrial auctioneer, selling heavy industrial equipment and trucks through live and online auctions. Sharon Driscoll was appointed Interim Co-CEO of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. effective October 1, 2019, and served in the role until January 6, 2020. Previously, Ms. Driscoll was the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Katz Group Canada Ltd. from 2013 until 2015. Prior to that, from 2008 until 2013, she was the Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Sears Canada Inc. Ms. Driscoll holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen’s University and is a member of the Institutes of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and British Columbia.

Vancouver, British Columbia
Director Since 2014
Corporate Director

Sue Lee is a corporate director with more than 30 years of business experience. She has held several senior roles, including her former role as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Communications at Suncor Energy Inc., from which she retired in 2012. Ms. Lee serves as a director of Waste Connections Inc. She previously served as a director of Bonavista Energy Corporation, Progressive Waste Solutions, Altalink and Holcim Canada. Ms. Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rhodes University as well as a Postgraduate Honours Diploma in Personnel Management and Organizational Behaviour from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. She has completed the ICD Directors Education Program at the Haskayne School of Business in Calgary.

Toronto, Ontario
Director Since 2015
Corporate Director

William Linton is a corporate director with more than 30 years of business experience including his role as Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer at Rogers Communications Inc., from which he retired in 2012. Previously, he held other senior executive positions including President & Chief Executive Officer of Call-Net Enterprises Inc., Chair & Chief Executive Officer of Prior Data Sciences Inc. and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SHL Systemhouse Inc. Mr. Linton serves as a director of Deveron UAS Corp. and TMX Group Limited as well as a number of private companies. Mr. Linton holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Saint Mary’s University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.