The Board of Directors of Canopy Growth Corp. provides the leadership and oversight needed to forge an industry leader in an emerging industry. The Board is fully committed to our stakeholders and shareholders, leveraging decades of collective corporate governance experience to provide stability and growth over the long term.
DAVID LAZZARATO – Chair of the Board, Member of the Audit Committee and Member of the CGCN Committee
David Lazzarato serves as Chair of the Board, is a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the CGCN Committee as well. Mr. Lazzarato’s impressive career includes senior executive positions with Alliance Atlantis Communications, Allstream, Bell Canada, and CAE. Mr. Lazzarato has served on corporate and not-for-profit boards for two decades and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Flutter Entertainment (Dublin) and is the Chair of their Risk and Sustainability Committee and a member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Lazzarato brings to the Board a demonstrated commercial and financial acumen to assist businesses going through pivotal inflection points.
TERRY YANOFSKY – Director, Chair of the CGCN Committee and Member of the Audit Committee
Theresa Yanofsky currently serves as a member of the Board where she also acts as the Chair of the CGCN Committee as well as a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Yanofsky has extensive experience working with big-name retailers and is respected for her strategic leadership and disciplined approach to driving revenue. Ms. Yanofsky brings over 30 years of experience working with rapidly growing big-name global retailers, serving as a board member for Reitmans (Canada) Ltd., (“Reitmans”), a Canadian-based retailer listed on the TSX, since August, 2019. She has also served as a member of the board of directors of Goodfood Market Corp., a leading online grocery company in Canada listed on the TSX, since July 2019. Most recently, Ms. Yanofksy was appointed as a board member for Purolator Inc., a leading integrated freight, package and logistics provider, in April, 2022. Ms. Yanofksy served as the Senior Vice-President, General Manager of Sephora Canada from 2015 until her retirement in 2020; prior to which she worked at L Brands where she was the country manager for Bath & Body Works Canada. Ms. Yanofsky brings over 30 years of experience working with rapidly growing big-name global retailers as well as significant senior management and public company board and corporate governance experience.
LUC MONGEAU– Chief Executive Officer and Director
With a proven track record of leading and elevating organizations, Mr. Mongeau joins Canopy Growth with over 25 years’ experience as a senior executive. He has demonstrated expertise in marketing, sales, supply chain operations, and M&A. Most recently as the CEO of ESolutions Furniture, formerly Bestar-Bush, Mr. Mongeau led the transformation of the business to deepen its share of the highly competitive digital commerce furniture industry. This included implementing a new approach to design and sourcing, reconfiguring the North American manufacturing network, and enhancing the company’s global supply chain. Prior to this, during Mr. Mongeau’s five-year tenure as President of Weston Foods, he spearheaded the strategic realignment and end-to-end operational leadership of the $2 billion North American bakery, overseeing a team of over 6,000 employees across 40 facilities. He directed the development of commercial strategies across branded and private label categories for major North American retailers and managed the sale of Weston Foods. Additionally, in his role as President of Mars Petcare North America, Mr. Mongeau provided strategic and operational leadership to a $3 billion North American organization with more than 3,000 employees, 27 manufacturing sites, and three distinct operating units within both branded and private label categories. Mr. Mongeau holds a Bachelor of Science from the Université de Sherbrooke and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at Western University. He has also completed executive education at Harvard Business School.
WILLY KRUH – Director and Chair of the Audit Committee
Willy J Kruh CPA, CA, MBA, is a retired Partner and Global (and Canadian) Chairman of Consumer and Retail at KPMG LLP, with over 35 years of experience. As a recognized and trusted ,advisor, consultant, and auditor in the consumer and retail sector, he has been instrumental in shaping the financial landscape of leading CPG, retail, food and beverage, multinational corporations, offering strategic guidance and invaluable insights to industry leaders in North America and Globally. Willy brings wide ranging financial as well as consumer and retail industry experience to the Canopy Growth board.