Directors

Mr. Brown is an Executive Vice-President of Richardson Financial Group Limited and a Managing Director of RBM Capital Limited (a private investment firm). He was previously the CEO of Richardson Capital Limited, a private equity arm of James Richardson & Sons, Limited, the Corporate Secretary of James Richardson & Sons, Limited, and a partner in the independent law and accounting firm of Gray & Brown. Mr. Brown has considerable experience in private equity investment and management, senior management and in advising and working with family businesses in the areas of taxation, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate reorganizations, financings, management, ownership transitions and estate planning. Mr. Brown also has considerable public company experience. He currently serves as the Independent Chair of the Board of BGSI and serves as a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Pollard Banknote Limited, as a director of RF Capital Group Inc. and on the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board. He has served various Manitoba charities including acting as a director of the Misericordia Hospital and Pavilion Gallery Museum, Inc. and as Co-chair of Major Donors for the Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Capital Campaign. He is a graduate of the University of Manitoba law school (gold medalist), and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Mr. Bulbuck acted as Executive Chair of BGSI from 2020 to 2021. Prior to this role, Mr. Bulbuck served as Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2020. After joining Boyd in 1993, Mr. Bulbuck served in many senior leadership roles and played a leading role in the overall development and growth of the business. Mr. Bulbuck also serves as Independent Board Chair of The North West Company. He is also a past Chairperson of the Winnipeg Football Club Board of Directors, a past member of the Canadian Football League Board of Governors and a current Director of Pan Am Clinic Foundation. Mr. Bulbuck has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree from the University of Manitoba and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Mr. Espey was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2011 of Parkland Corporation (“Parkland”) and has successfully led the transformation of Parkland from a Western Canadian regional independent into a leading international consolidator of convenience retail and fuel marketing businesses with operations in 25 countries. Under Mr. Espey’s leadership, and in addition to a network of over 3,200 retail locations, Parkland is a leader in manufacturing low carbon fuels and is rapidly building an electric vehicle charging network to serve growing demand in select markets. Mr. Espey has overseen over 60 acquisitions, including of Chevron Canada’s convenience retail and downstream fuel business, the Ultramar retail business from CST brands, the expansion of Parkland into the U.S., and in January 2019 the addition of the Sol which expanded Parkland’s operations into the Caribbean region. Previously, Mr. Espey served as Chief Operating Officer from 2010 to 2011, and Vice President, Retail Markets from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining Parkland, Mr. Espey held a variety of senior management roles across a diverse group of industry sectors, both internationally and domestically, including as President and Chief Executive Officer of FisherCast Global Corporation. Mr. Espey holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Royal Military College and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Espey serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Fuels Association and is a member of the Board of Directors of Parkland Corporation.

Ms. Feuell has nearly 30 years of career experience transforming brands and business units to deliver strong customer value and profitable growth in the automotive, supply chain automation and building technologies industries. Ms. Feuell’s automotive industry experiences include OEMs (Ford, Stellantis) and Tier 1 Suppliers (Johnson Controls, Adient) in which she created and launched innovative products, technologies and services for the OEM and Aftermarket Channels. Since 2021, she has been serving as CEO, Chrysler Brand at Stellantis, a leading global automotive mobility and technology leader, where she is transforming the Chrysler brand to full-electrification and delivering break-through seamlessly connected technologies and experiences. Prior to her role at Chrysler, Ms. Feuell was the Chief Commercial Officer at Honeywell, where she was responsible for creating and delivering advanced automation software and technology solutions for E-Commerce, Retail, Logistics, Health and Pharma industries.

Mr. Gross is the past Executive Chair of Monro, Inc., the largest chain of company-operated automotive undercar repair and tire service facilities in the United States. He served as CEO of Monro from 1999 until October 2012 and as Executive Chair from October 2012 to August 2017. Prior to his time at Monro, he served as Chair and CEO at Tops Appliance City, Inc. and before that as President and COO at Eye Care Centers of America, Inc., a Sears, Roebuck & Co. company.

Mr. Hartmann is Chief Executive Officer of Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc., a U.S. publicly listed company with assets in seven states. Mr. Hartmann is the former COO of Bed Bath & Beyond and President of buybuyBaby. Prior to his time from 2020 to 2022 at Bed Bath & Beyond, he held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at True Value Company, a privately owned U.S. hardware wholesaler for seven years. Mr. Hartmann also led New Zealand-based cooperative Mitre 10 as Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Hartmann previously served on the Audit Committee of AmeriGas, prior to UGI’s acquisition. In addition to serving on the Board of BGSI, Mr. Hartmann currently serves as an Independent Director of HD Supply, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Home Depot.

Ms. Konkle is the past President and Chief Executive Officer of The Brick Ltd. Prior to joining The Brick in 2010 as President, Business Support, she held a number of positions with Walmart Canada, including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Customer Officer. Ms. Konkle also held a number of senior executive positions with Loblaw Companies Ltd., including Executive Vice President, Atlantic Wholesale Division. Ms. Konkle is a director of The North West Company Inc. and GFL Environmental, as well as three privately held companies including Bailey Metal Products, Elswood Investment Corporation and Abarta. Ms. Konkle previously served on the Advisory Board of Longo’s Brothers Fruit Markets Inc., a privately held company. She is a past director of Dare Foods, The Brick Ltd., Trans Global Insurance, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the National Board of Habitat for Humanity.

Mr. O’Day is the President and CEO of BGSI. He joined Gerber Collision & Glass in February 1998. With Boyd Group’s acquisition of Gerber in 2004, he was appointed COO for Boyd’s U.S Operations. In 2008, he was appointed President and COO for U.S. Operations. On January 4, 2017, Mr. O’Day was appointed President and COO of Boyd Group Income Fund, and on January 2, 2020, he was appointed President and CEO of BGSI. In addition, Mr. O’Day serves on the Board of Directors of RB Global, Inc. Earlier in his career, he was with Midas International, where he was elevated to Vice President–Western Division, responsible for a territory that encompassed 500 Midas locations. Mr. O’Day also served on the I-CAR Board as Immediate Past Chair until August 2022 and served on the Board of the Collision Repair Education Foundation until March 2016.

Mr. Onuwa is currently EVP and Chief Audit Executive at Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”). Prior to this role, he was the SVP & Chief Risk Officer for Wealth Management, RBC Georgia and the Insurance Group. He held a number of executive positions for GE Capital Corporation in both the U.S. and the U.K. before joining RBC in 2007. He holds a Doctorate degree from the University of Surrey, U.K. Mr. Onuwa was recently the Chair of two not-for-profit boards, Yonge Street Mission and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, and had also served on the subsidiary boards of various RBC insurance companies as a director from 2007 to 2016.

Ms. Savoia is a former Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer for Praxair Inc. Subsequent to her retirement in 2014, and until 2020, Ms. Savoia served as an independent corporate consultant. Ms. Savoia’s human resources experience includes diversity and inclusion efforts, executive compensation design and implementation, executive level succession planning, global talent management, leadership development, and global benefits design.