BOARD & GOVERNANCE
Restaurants Canada is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. These industry leaders represent all provinces and segments of the foodservice industry.
Executive Committee
Jeremy Bonia
Chair of the BoardThe Merchant Tavern and Portage St.John’s, NL
Nicolas Filiatrault
Vice ChairBenny & Co., Bois-des Filion, QC
Alan Howie
Chair, Governance & Nomination CommitteeNorthland Properties, Vancouver, BC
Kelvin Lum
Treasurer & Chair Finance & Audit CommitteeWhite Spot Limited, Vancouver, BC
Julie Denton
Chair, Human Resources & Compensation CommitteeRecipe Unlimited Corporation, Vaughan, ON
Kelly Higginson
President & CEO & Ex OfficioRestaurants Canada, Toronto, ON
Board Members
Paul Bognar
Service Inspired Restaurants (SIR Corp)Burlington, ON
Jason Brading
MTY Franchising Inc.Richmond Hill, ON
Tina Chiu
Mandarin Restaurant Franchise CorporationBrampton, ON
Gene Cormier
Hub City Social; Restaurant Clos Inc.; Halo Donuts Inc.Moncton, NB
Jeffery Kroll
McDonald's Restaurants of Canada LimitedToronto, ON
Court Desautels
Neighbourhood Group of CompaniesGuelph, ON
Leslie Echino
Annabelle's KitchenCalgary, AB
Duncan Fulton
Restaurant Brands InternationalToronto, ON
Brent Todd
A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.Vancouver, BC
Hakan Uluer
The Bertossi GroupHalifax, NS
Mike Yasinski
Rally Social RoomEdmonton, AB
Jordan Holm
Boston Pizza International Inc.Vancouver, BC
Mo Jessa
Earls Restaurants Ltd.Vancouver, BC
Brad Kramble
Salisbury House of CanadaWinnipeg, MB
Cindy Simpson
Imago Restaurants Inc.Toronto, ON
Sachit Mehra
East India Company RestaurantsWinnipeg, MB
Bruce Miller
Pilot Coffee RoastersOakville, ON
Bill Pratt
Chef Inspired Group of Restaurants and Food TrucksDartmouth, NS
Elizabeth Rowe
Italian by Night TrattoriaSt. John, NB
Kent Scales
Scales Group of CompaniesCharlottetown, PEI
Lacey Sellinger
Odla Restaurant and MarketSaskatoon, SK
Matthew Senecal-Junkeer
Birds & the BeetsVancouver, BC
Honorary Fellows
Every year our board recognizes the outstanding contributions of select past directors.
Meet our honorary fellows
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