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Vincent R. Timpano officially steps into the role on Oct. 1, 2021.

Michael Medline, president and CEO of Empire and its wholly owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., says the companies are indebted to him for his leadership, business acumen and passion.

Maurizio Patarnello, who spent almost three decades with Nestlé,  is now CEO at Flow Water Inc.

Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon and turned into an online shopping behemoth, is stepping down as the company's CEO, a role he's had for nearly 30 years.

After more than 28 years with Coca-Cola, Scott Lindsay, senior vice-president of sales, is retiring next month.

Between the pandemic and evolving regulations on key categories, it’s been an extraordinary year of changes and challenges for the convenience industry.

John Carmichael (pictured) will replace Jeff Hamilton as president and CEO of Nestlé Canada when the latter takes on a new role in Europe next year.

Dan Elrod is president of Wallace & Carey, a leading logistics and supply chain solution to the convenience industry Canada.

Altria Group says that Chairman and CEO Howard Willard, who was recovering from COVID-19, has retired.

The Convenience Industry Council of Canada recently announced the appointment of Matthew Ellis as its VP, Government and Stakeholder Relations.Ellis is from Prince Edward Island and brings with him almost 20 years of experience as a senior advisor to elected officials at all levels of government.

Greenergy is welcoming Tim Johnson as executive VP of sales to lead the continued growth of its fuel sales to the commercial and retail sectors in Canada.Mike Healey, Greenergy Fuels Canada’s CEO said in a release: “Tim Johnson has over 15 year’s sales experience in the fuel industry and joins us from McDougall Energy.  He will lead a new sales team for Greenergy based out of Toronto, and work with the existing team in Saint John, New Brunswick.”“Greenergy’s infrastructure investments, uniquely flexible supply chains and its innovative retail offer have made it a growing player in the Canadian road fuel market," said Johnson. "The company has proven itself as a low-cost, reliable fuel supplier, and I look forward to bringing this offer to new customers.”In business in the UK for 27 years, Greenergy is an established supplier and distributor of transportation fuels. Since entering the Canadian market in 2013, Greenergy has invested in strategic  infrastructure assets, with Ontario terminals in Concord, Hamilton, Thunder Bay and Johnstown (opening fall 2019).  With both sea and rail-fed terminals and storage in the U.S.

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