Bio Details

Michael Medline is the President & Chief Executive Officer of The Woodbridge Company Limited. Prior to that, he was the President & Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc. from January 2017 to November 2025. Michael has also held senior retail leadership positions at Canadian Tire Corporation, including as President & Chief Executive Officer. He serves on the board of directors of Scotiabank, on the board of trustees of SickKids, on the board of governors of Huron University at Western University, and on the board of trustees of the William & Mary Business School Foundation. Michael previously served as Chair of the Retail Council of Canada as well as The Grocery Foundation and was formerly on the Board of Governors for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and the boards of the Sobey Foundation, the SickKids Foundation and the Black North Initiative. Michael has an MBA from Raymond A. Mason School of Business, William & Mary, an LL.B. from the University of Toronto, and a BA from Huron University College at Western University.