Michael Medline

Michael Medline
Born (1963-07-04) July 4, 1963 (age 61)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education
Occupationbusinessman

Michael Bennett Medline (born July 4, 1963) is a Canadian businessman. In January 2017, Medline was named president and CEO of Empire Company Limited, a Canadian company whose core businesses includes food retailing, conducted through wholly owned Sobeys Inc., and related real estate.

Medline is also known as the former president and chief executive officer of Canadian Tire Corporation. Medline was named president of Canadian Tire in November 2013, and succeeded [1] Stephen Wetmore as CEO of Canadian Tire Corp. in December 2014. Previously, Medline was responsible for many of the company’s biggest acquisitions, including Mark's in February 2002,[2] the Forzani Group in August 2011,[3] and the acquisition of Pro Hockey Life [4] in August 2013. On July 13, 2016, it was announced the board of directors voted to remove Medline, bringing back former CEO Stephen Wetmore.

  1. ^ "Michael Medline Appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Tire Corporation; Stephen Wetmore... -- TORONTO, Aug. 7, 2014". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  2. ^ "Canadian Tire buys Mark's Work Wearhouse for $116 million - Business - CBC News". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  3. ^ "Canadian Tire buys Sport Chek, Athletes World owner - Business - The Guardian". theguardian.pe.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  4. ^ "FGL Sports Completes Acquisition of Pro Hockey Life -- TORONTO and MONTREAL, Aug. 12, 2013". newswire.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-27.