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Our Councils and Committees

GS1 Canada's boards are an integral part of our robust governance structure. They are composed of industry leaders who are committed to the adoption of GS1 global standards.

Each of our three boards identify strategic initiatives and address non-competitive issues through the implementation of non-proprietary standards and solutions.

  • To identify and recommend strategic initiatives that address Canadian industry-specific business requirements in the value chain.
  • To advocate GS1 global standards and services.
  • To represent and address the industries or channels in which their organization operates.
  • To direct and sponsor their organization's participation in GS1 Canada committees, work groups and initiatives.
  • To develop a business plan that addresses industry-specific business requirements and define solutions for implementation by the Canadian community based on GS1 global standards.
  • To ensure strategies can be adopted by both multinational organizations as well as small to medium enterprises.
  • To ensure that all standard requirements are submitted to the GS1 Global Standards Management Process (GSMP) approval process on behalf of Canadian industry.
  • To participate in the annual GS1 Benchmarking Study.

GS1 Canada Foodservice Board

Amanda Alexan

General Manager

Food Service Direct Canada

Taylor Alexander

Vice President, Data Intelligence

Compass Group Canada​

Dominique Bergeron-Doucet

Vice President AFH

The Kraft Heinz Company

Paul Bourrie

President

McCormack Bourrie Sales & Marketing

Robert Eiser

President

Aliments LUDA Foods

Brian Emmerton

CO-CHAIR

President, Complete Purchasing Services

Aramark Canada Ltd.

Jim Gauthier

Vice President, Marketing & Sales

Campbell Company of Canada

Kelly Higginson

President & Chief Executive Officer

Restaurants Canada

Pam Horvatis

BOARD FACILITATOR

Senior Vice President, Industry Relations

GS1 Canada

Jayne Hughes

Vice President, Operations

Zast Foods Corp.

Chris Jasper

Senior Vice President, International Americas

Sysco Canada

Ryan Johnson

Vice President Canadian Foodservice Sales

Cavendish Farms

Derek Kelleher

President & Chief Executive Officer

Flanagan Foodservice

Josh Kuehnbaum

Senior Vice President, Customer Business Development – Canada

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

John Mulvihill

Vice President, Managing Director, Canada

Wendy’s QSCC

Peter Vale

Senior Vice President, Strategic Sourcing

Recipe Unlimited Corporation

Murray Webb

CO-CHAIR

Industry Advisor

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GS1 Canada Grocery Board

Errol Cerit

Executive Vice President, Industry, Public Affairs & Membership Development

Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP)

Pam Horvatis

BOARD FACILITATOR

Senior Vice President, Industry Relations

GS1 Canada

Mark Ignor

Vice President Sales & Corporate Strategy

Kruger Products

Brenda Kirk

CO-CHAIR

Senior Vice President, Health

Pattison Food Group

Avie Leang-Lorenzo

Vice President, Merchandising Solutions & Business Intelligence

Sobeys

Frédéric Legault

Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Metro Inc.

Jean-Philippe Letourneau

Vice President, Supply Chain Operations

L’Oréal Canada

Gary Macdonald

Executive Leader, Canada

Whole Foods

Sourabh Malik

Vice President Food Merchandising

Walmart Canada

Tom Michaelis

CO-CHAIR

Industry Advisor

Martin Payant

Chief Customer Officer

Unilever Canada

Pat Pessotto

Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Industry Relations

Longo Brothers

Danni Peirce

Chief Sourcing Officer

Loblaw Companies Limited

David Singer

President

Thomas, Large and Singer Inc.

Jean-Luc Turgeon

Vice President National Retail Sales

Burnbrae Farms

Lance Wade

Chief Customer Officer

PepsiCo Canada

Melody Wallis

Vice President Analytics & Insights, Technology

P&G Canada

Ron Welke

President & Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers

Rob Wilson

Chief Customer Officer

Nestle Canada

Melinda Zoccoli

Vice President, Sales & Customer Experience

UNFI Canada

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GS1 Canada Healthcare Board

Heather Arbuckle

Senior Director of Operations

Stryker

Nancy Beshay

Senior Vice President Member & Regulatory Relations

Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management

Nick Boorman

Vice President, Marketing

Apotex Inc.

François Bouchard

BOARD FACILITATOR

Co-President

GS1 Canada

Nancy Butler-Rioux

Executive Director of Supply Chain

New Brunswick Health

Uzair Chaudhry

Canadian Vice President, Supply Chain Management

Aramark Canada

Anne Marie Carli

Senior Director - Infusion Therapies & Technologies

Baxter International

George Craigie

CO-CHAIR

Senior Director, Supply Chain Data & Analytics

McKesson Canada

Tracey Dennis

Executive Director Supply Chain Management & Chief Procurement Officer

The Ottawa Hospital

Ally Dhalla

Senior Vice President, Pharmacy & Clinical, Services & Innovation

Mohawk Medbuy Corporation

Kendra Frey

Vice President, Materials Management

HealthPRO Procurement Services Inc.

Yann Gosselin Gaudreault

Vice President, Business & Professional Services

Familiprix

Scott Gibson​

Vice President, Operations

Canadian Pharmaceutical Distribution Network

Sandra Hanna

Chief Executive Officer

Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada

Rahim Ismail

Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sourcing and Commercial Operations

Shoppers Drug Mart

Jim Johnston

Vice President & General Manager National Pharmacy

Sobeys National Pharmacy Group

Roberta Kramchynsky

Vice President, Health Policy & Regulatory Affairs

Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP)

Sammy Lee

General Manager

Imperial Distributors Canada Inc.

Yann Yehia Nachabé

Senior Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs

Jean Coutu

Anuj Pasrija

CO-CHAIR

Vice President, Strategic Customer Group

Johnson & Johnson Medtech

Jim Rama

Assistant General Manager, Pharmacy

London Drugs Limited

Altaf Stationwala

President & Chief Executive Officer

Unity Health Toronto

Denis Tremblay

Director, Trade Relations

Pfizer Canada Inc.

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