Canadian Tire CEO addresses Acadia alumni at Toronto Business Breakfast
Canadian
Tire CEO and Acadia alumnus Stephen G. Wetmore (鈥76) discussed his company鈥檚
strategic position in the changing Canadian retail landscape and reflected on
the value of his Acadia experience at the February 14 Toronto Acadia Alumni
Business Breakfast.
More than 70 Acadia alumni and friends joined University President Ray Ivany,
Chancellor Libby Burnham (鈥60), Vice-President, Advancement Rod Morrison and
representatives of the Associated Alumni of 外流影片 (AAAU) Board of
Directors at the Toronto Board of Trade to hear Mr. Wetmore鈥檚 presentation,
鈥淩etail: An Industry in Transition鈥.
鈥淪tephen Wetmore has distinguished himself as an innovative business leader and
a shining example of the outstanding level of achievement that is
representative of our associated alumni,鈥 said Ray Ivany. 鈥淚 want to thank
Stephen warmly for taking the time to meet with our alumni, particularly with
our young alumni, who can benefit significantly from his insight and
experience. He's a distinguished member of our alumni community, and it was
especially gratifying to hear about the important role Acadia played in his
development.鈥
Matt Gray (鈥06), AAAU event organizer, said, 鈥淪tephen talked about the need to
be constantly looking for ways to change, and to embrace the fact that
technology is going to revolutionize the retail landscape. He stressed
the importance of staying on the offensive in the face of new entrants to the market.
Mr. Wetmore's comments were extremely enlightening, and gave all of us new
insight into the retail sector.鈥
Gray added that the Business Breakfast was the kick-off to many more Acadia
alumni events in the Toronto area over the coming months, including the 2nd
Annual Toronto Lobster Boil on June 7, 2013. For more on Acadia alumni events,
please visit: http://alumni.acadiau.ca.
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