George Weston Limited (WN-PA.TO) TSX

25.60

-0.05(-0.19%)

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George Weston Limited

Address

22 St. Clair Avenue East

Toronto, ON M4T 2S5

Canada

Phone

416-922-2500

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Grocery Stores

Employees

220000

First IPO Date

June 25, 2008

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Mr. Galen G. Weston B.A., M.B.A.Chairman & Chief Executive Officer3.16M1973
Mr. Richard DufresnePresident & Chief Financial Officer2.3MN/A
Mr. Barry Kieran ColumbExecutive Vice President of Loblaw & President of President's Choice Financial3.59M1965
Mr. Khush DadyburjorChief Strategy Officer01967
Jeff GobeilSenior Vice President & Group Head of Tax0N/A
Mr. Rashid WastiExecutive Vice President & Chief Talent Officer01968
Mr. Andrew BunstonChief Legal Officer & Secretary0N/A
Anemona TurcuSenior Vice President & Group Chief Risk Officer0N/A
Ms. Jennifer MaccaroneVice President of Human Resources0N/A
Roy MacDonaldGroup Vice President of Investor Relations0N/A

Description

George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, and financial services. It operates retail drug stores under the Shoppers Drug Mart name. This segment also provides credit card services, insurance brokerage services, guaranteed investment certificates, and wireless mobile products and services. The Choice Properties segment owns, operates, and manages commercial, residential, tenant, industrial, and office properties. It provides products under the President's Choice, Life Brand, and Farmer's Market brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited.