12.05.23
Donald G. Lang, executive chairman of CCL Industries Inc., announced the appointment of Claude Tessier to the Board of Directors. Tessier, a CPA, has had a distinguished 35-year career as a senior executive with extensive financial and operations experience in the food and convenience store industries.
Tessier served as CFO of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., a multinational operator of convenience stores, mainly operating under the Couche-Tard, Circle K and Ingo brands, from January 2016 until his retirement in July 2023.
Prior to joining Alimentation Couche-Tard, Tessier was president of the IGA Operations Business Unit at Sobeys Inc. from 2012 to 2016, and prior to that was SVP, finance and strategic planning of Sobeys Québec from 2003 to 2012. Tessier also served on the Executive Committee of Sobeys Inc.
Prior to his roles at Sobeys, Tessier gained more than 15 years of experience in senior financial leadership positions with Provigo Inc., a Loblaw company, and Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Tessier has also held prior management positions with Mallette International and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Tessier is past chairman of Circle K AS, the European division of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. operating Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA, the retail gasoline filling stations. He brings to the CCL Board financial expertise, as well as extensive experience in capital markets and financings, global mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, operations and risk management, and governance of publicly traded companies.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Mr. Claude Tessier to our Board and look forward to the value his financial expertise and business experience will bring to the Board and CCL’s business,” said Lang.
Tessier served as CFO of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., a multinational operator of convenience stores, mainly operating under the Couche-Tard, Circle K and Ingo brands, from January 2016 until his retirement in July 2023.
Prior to joining Alimentation Couche-Tard, Tessier was president of the IGA Operations Business Unit at Sobeys Inc. from 2012 to 2016, and prior to that was SVP, finance and strategic planning of Sobeys Québec from 2003 to 2012. Tessier also served on the Executive Committee of Sobeys Inc.
Prior to his roles at Sobeys, Tessier gained more than 15 years of experience in senior financial leadership positions with Provigo Inc., a Loblaw company, and Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Tessier has also held prior management positions with Mallette International and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Tessier is past chairman of Circle K AS, the European division of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. operating Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA, the retail gasoline filling stations. He brings to the CCL Board financial expertise, as well as extensive experience in capital markets and financings, global mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, operations and risk management, and governance of publicly traded companies.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Mr. Claude Tessier to our Board and look forward to the value his financial expertise and business experience will bring to the Board and CCL’s business,” said Lang.