Geoff Beattie

Geoff Beattie
Non-Executive Chairman of Maple Leaf Foods
In office
2 May 2019[1] – 4 May 2022
Preceded byHon. David Emerson[2]
Succeeded byMichael McCain
Independent director of Baker Hughes
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
Deputy Chairman of The Woodbridge Company
In office
2000 – May 2013
Director of The Woodbridge Company
In office
1998 – May 2013
President of The Woodbridge Company
In office
1998 – December 2012
Chairman of CTVglobemedia
In office
2007 – 1 April 2011
Personal details
Born
William Geoffrey Beattie

1960 (age 63–64)
London, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
Occupation

William Geoffrey Beattie (born 1960) is a Canadian business executive and former lawyer. He received his law degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1984[3] and served as a partner in the Toronto law firm Torys LLP before joining The Woodbridge Company, where he served as president from 1998 through December 2012.[4]

The Woodbridge Company Limited is a privately held investment holding company for the Thomson family of Canada and the majority shareholder of Thomson Reuters,[5] where Beattie served as deputy chairman from 2000 through May 2013 and director from 1998 through May 2013. He has served as chief executive officer of Generation Capital since September 2013, and he has served as chairman of Relay Ventures since June 2013. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Royal Bank of Canada (where he serves as the chairman of the Risk Committee) and Maple Leaf Foods Inc. In addition to his public company board memberships, Beattie is a trustee of the University Health Network in Toronto.

He served as the chairman of CTVglobemedia from 2007 to 2011[6] and as the chairman of Maple Leaf Foods from 2019 to 2022.

  1. ^ MarketScreener. "William Geoffrey Beattie – Biography". marketscreener.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Maple Leaf Foods Announces Retirement of Honourable David Emerson from the Board of Directors". Maple Leaf Foods. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ^ New campaign chair unveils $4 million for Philosophy. Western News (London, Ontario), 9 December 2008. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  4. ^ What Was Behind Geoff Beattie's Departure From Thomson Family's Woodbridge Last Week?, Forbes, 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  5. ^ "The Woodbridge Company Limited: Private Company Information". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ^ Loriggo, Paola (8 May 2008). "Rethinking the future of news". Toronto Star. Retrieved 14 May 2020.