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Loblaw Companies Ltd.

L is in the Food Industry

Market Cap:$15.0B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$23.8B
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Food Distr

President & Chief Mdsg Officer
Mark Foote
Number of Employees 134,000
Contact Information

1 Presidents Choice Cir

Brampton

(905) 459-2500

NAICS Code Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores: 445110

Recent Events

  • StormFisher Biogas and Loblaw Companies Limited to Create Electricity From Organic Trimmings

    10/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Loblaw announces completion of the acquisition of T&T Supermarket, Canada's largest Asian food retailer

    9/28/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Loblaw Cos. Ltd. acquires T&T Supermarket Inc.

    8/28/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Toronto Stocks Eke Out Another Gain To Extend Rally - Canadian Commentary

    7/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Financials Lead TSX Slightly Higher - Canadian Commentary

    7/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

loblaw companies ltd. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Mark Foote President & Chief Mdsg Officer
Dalton Phillips Coo
William M. Wells Chief Financial Officer
David K. Bragg Executive Vice President
Frank Rocchetti Executive Vice President & General Mdsg
Pietro Satriano Executive Vice President, Food
Richard P. Mavrinac Executive Vice President
Ann Weir Senior Vice President, Internal Audit & Compliance
Catherine Booth Senior Vice President, Info Services
Geoffrey H. Wilson Senior Vice President, Ir & Finance Services
Joseph J. Wilke Senior Vice President, Finance & Control
Karen Hanna Senior Vice President, Hr
Louise M. Lacchin Senior Vice President, Finance
Robert A. Balcom General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President
Roy R. Conliffe Senior Vice President
David G. Gore Vice President
Elizabeth Margles Vice President, Pr & Corp Communications
George D. Seslija Vice President, Real Estate Dev
J. Bradley Holland Vice President, Taxation
Joyce C. Lee Vice President, Finance Reporting
Lisa R. Swartzman Treasurer & Vice President
Lucy J. Paglione Vice President, Pension & Benefits
Manny DiFilippo Vice President, Risk Mgmt & Strategic Initiatives
Michael N. Kimber Vice President & Legal Counsel
Irene Pinheiro Controller
Laurel MacKay-Lee Controller
M. Darryl Hanstead Assistant Treasurer
Marian M. Burrows Assistant Secretary
Swavek A. Czapinski Assistant Treasurer
Thomas C. O'Neill Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Joseph H. Wright Chairman
Anthony R. Graham Board of Directors
Anthony S. Fell Board of Directors
Camilla H. Dalglish Board of Directors
G. Joseph Reddington Board of Directors
Gordon A.M. Currie Board of Directors
John Wetmore Board of Directors
Nancy H.O. Lockhart Board of Directors
Paul M. Beeston Board of Directors
Pierre Michaud Board of Directors
Thomas C. O’Neill Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited President & Chief Mdsg Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Coo Current

Mr. Wells is our Chief Executive Officer and President of Biovail Laboratories International SRL, positions he has held since May 1, 2008. Mr. Wells was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2005. Mr. Wells served as the Lead Director of the Board from June 30, 2007 to April 18, 2008. Prior to joining us on May 1, 2008, Mr. Wells was the Chief Financial Officer of Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest food distributor and a leading provider of general merchandise products, drugstore products, and financial products and services a position from which he resigned immediately prior to joining Biovail as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wells also served as a director or officer of a number of subsidiaries of Loblaw. Prior to his position at Loblaw, Mr. Wells served as Chief Financial Officer of Bunge Limited, a U.S.-headquartered company, whose shares are listed on the NYSE, in the global agribusiness, fertilizer and food product industries, and has served as a director or officer of a number of other subsidiaries and joint ventures of Bunge since January 2000. Mr. Wells is versed in corporate governance matters, having led Bunge's initial public offering on the NYSE, managed its SOX compliance process and overseen its investor relations program. Prior to joining Bunge, Mr. Wells spent ten years in senior financial management at McDonald's Corporation in theU.S. and Brazil. Mr. Wells is currently a Trustee and a member of the audit committee of the Lakefield College School Foundation, a member of the investment committee of the Uruguay International Venture Capital Fund and formerly a member of the Standard & Poor's Corporate Issuer Advisory Board. Mr. Wells is a member of our Risk and Compliance Committee. Mr. Wells is based in Barbados.

Organization Position Status
Biovail Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Director Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Chief Financial Officer Current
Biovail Corporation Board of Directors Current
Bunge Limited Chief Financial Officer Former
McDonald's Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Executive Vice President Current
Toronto Rehab Foundation Board of Directors Current
Loblaw Properties Limited President Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Executive Vice President & General Mdsg Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Executive Vice President, Food Current

Organization Position Status
George Weston Limited CFO Current
President's Choice Bank Executive Vice President Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Executive Vice President Current
George Weston Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Senior Vice President, Internal Audit & Compliance Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Senior Vice President, Info Services Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Senior Vice President, Ir & Finance Services Current
George Weston Limited Vice President, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Senior Vice President, Finance & Control Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Senior Vice President, Hr Current

Organization Position Status
George Weston Limited Senior Vice President, Finance Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Senior Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President Current
President's Choice Bank Vice President & Secretary Current
George Weston Limited Vice President & Assistant Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Senior Vice President Current
George Weston Limited Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Vice President, Pr & Corp Communications Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Vice President, Real Estate Dev Current

Organization Position Status
George Weston Limited Vice President Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Vice President, Taxation Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Vice President, Finance Reporting Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Controller, Finance Reporting Former

Organization Position Status
George Weston Limited Vice President Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Treasurer & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
George Weston Limited Vice President Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Vice President, Pension & Benefits Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Vice President, Risk Mgmt & Strategic Initiatives Current
George Weston Limited Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Vice President & Legal Counsel Current
George Weston Limited Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Controller Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Controller Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Assistant Treasurer Current
George Weston Limited Treasurer Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Assistant Secretary Current
George Weston Limited Assistant Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Assistant Treasurer Current

Organization Position Status
BFI Canada Inc. Non-Executive Chairman Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Chairman Current
President's Choice Bank Board of Directors Current
Outdoorpartner Media Corporation Board of Directors Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Board Member Current
Swiss Bank Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Swiss Bank Corporation President Former
Crosbie & Company Inc Managing Partner Former
Citibank Lending Officer Former

Organization Position Status
George Weston Limited CEO Current
George Weston Limited Board of Directors Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current

Mr. Wetmore, 58, has served as a director of the Company since March, 2007. Mr. Wetmore has a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and graduated from the Advanced Executive Program at the Kellogg School, Northwestern University. Mr. Wetmore is the former President and Chief Executive Officer and also the former Chief Financial Officer of IBM Canada. He also held various finance positions at IBM Americas. Mr. Wetmore is currently a director at Loblaw Companies Limited, and is a trustee of Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund.

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current
Research In Motion Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Provigo Inc. Chairman Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Nexen, Inc. Chair, Audit and Conduct Review Committee Current
St. Michael's Hospital Director Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Director Current
The Bank of Nova Scotia Director Current
PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers COO Former
Global Com LLC. Coo Former
Queen's University Doctorate Former
Queen's University Bachelor of Commerce Degree Former

Tom O’Neill, 63, is the retired Chair of PwC Consulting. He was formerly CEO of PwC Consulting; COO of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Global; CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Canada; and Chair and CEO of Price Waterhouse Canada. He worked in Brussels in 1975 to broaden his international experience and from 1975 to 1985 was client service partner for numerous multinationals, specializing in dual Canadian and US-listed companies. Mr. O’Neill has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University. He was designated a Chartered Accountant in 1970 and made a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 1988. He has an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Queen’s University. Tom is the Chair of BCE Inc., Vice Chair of Adecco S.A. and a director of Loblaw Companies Limited and The Bank of Nova Scotia. He is a member of the External Audit Committee of the International Monetary Fund and a director of St. Michael’s Hospital. Tom currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.

Organization Position Status
Nexen, Inc. Chair, Audit and Conduct Review Committee Current
St. Michael's Hospital Director Current
The Bank of Nova Scotia Director Current
Loblaw Companies Limited Board of Directors Current
Global Com LLC. Coo Former
Queen's University Doctorate Former
Queen's University Bachelor of Commerce Degree Former

Executive News

  • Biovail stumbles on Phase III testing for Parkinson's drug

    Globe Investor - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Biovail disappointed by clinical trial of drug to treat Parkinsons psychosis

    Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Biovail 'disappointed' by clinical trial of drug to treat Parkinson's psychosis

    570News - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-BMO starts coverage on grocery stores

    Forbes.com - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Europe could delay Oracle-Sun deal: sources

    Forbes.com - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-BMO starts coverage on grocery stores

    CNBC - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Raytheon plans to buy BBN Technologies

    CNBC - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Biovail 'disappointed' by clinical trial of drug to treat Parkinson's psychosis

    Yahoo! Canada - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Raytheon plans to buy BBN Technologies

    Forbes.com - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-CIT shares down, co. defers interest payment

    Forbes.com - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Acadia psychosis drug misses main goal; shrs sink

    Reuters - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Biovail Announces Results from ACADIA's Phase III Trial of Pimavanserin in Parkinson's Disease...

    Forbes.com - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Biovail Announces Results from ACADIAs Phase III Trial of Pimavanserin in Parkinsons Disease Psychosis

    Business Wire - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Biovail to Purchase Rights to Develop and Commercialize JP-1730/Fipamezole in North America

    TradingMarkets - 8/26/09 - View Story

  • Biovail acquires rights to Parkinson's drug

    Globe Investor - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Biovail acquires U.S., Canadian rights to drug to treat Parkinson’s disease

    Moose Jaw Times-Herald - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Biovail acquires U.S., Canadian rights to drug to treat Parkinson's disease

    570News - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Biovail acquires U.S., Canadian rights to drug to treat Parkinson's disease

    Canadian Business Magazine - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Biovail to Acquire Rights to Develop, Commercialize JP-1730/Fipamezole in North America from Santhera

    Therapeutics Daily - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Biovail to Acquire Rights to Develop, Commercialize JP-1730/Fipamezole in North America from Santhera

    Pharma Live - 8/24/09 - View Story

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L $35.010 +0.410 (1.19% )
Volume 444,824
Shares Outstanding 429.6M
Market Cap 15.0B
Year High 36.66
Year Low 17.40
Earnings Per Share -1.83
P/E Ratio N/A
Dividend 0.25
Yield 0.714
IndustryTop Rated

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