Aritzia is a vertically integrated design house with an innovative global platform. Founded in 1984, in Vancouver, Canada, we pride ourselves on creating immersive, and highly personal shopping experiences at aritzia.com and in our 100+ boutiques throughout North America to everyone, everywhere.  

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John Montalbano is the current Director at [Aritzia](/org/aritzia). Prior to this, they were with [AbCellera](/org/abcellera), CPP Investment Board, and [Aritzia](/org/aritzia) Inc. John has also been a part of LifeBooster Inc. and Creative Destruction Lab West. John has vast experience in different aspects of businesses, from being the Past Chair at Canalyst Financial Modeling Corporation to Vice Chairman at RBC Wealth Management. Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc. is another company where they have served as the Director and Chair Audit Committee.

John Montalbano studied finance and accounting at The University of British Columbia and received their Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree. John then went on to earn their certification from the [CFA Institute](/org/cfa-institute) as a Chartered Financial Analyst.

John Montalbano

Brian Hill is the Founder and Executive Chair and has served as a member of the Board since 2005. As a third-generation retailer, Mr. Hill has led the company since the Hill family opened the first [Aritzia](/org/aritzia) store in Vancouver in 1984. Under his leadership, the company has opened 97 retail boutiques in key markets in Canada and the U.S., in addition to developing and launching the eCommerce business. As an accomplished retailer, merchant, creative director and corporate strategist, Mr. Hill’s vision and expertise have shaped the company and driven growth. He is intimately involved in all aspects of the business. In recognition of his creative and business strength, Mr. Hill was awarded the Henry Singer Award for Retail Excellence presented by the [University of Alberta](/org/university-of-alberta) (2013), Distinguished Retailer of the Year, presented by the Retail Council of Canada (2012), and was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® for the Pacific Region (2008). Mr. Hill has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Queen’s University.

Brian Hill

Pippa Morgan is our EVP, Retail, a position she has held since 2010. As a charismatic leader to our retail employees, Ms. Morgan has been instrumental in the development and refinement of our retail operations and comprehensive retail training program. Ms. Morgan promotes the elevation of retail as a rewarding career path and serves as an inspiration to young sales associates in the organization. Ms. Morgan joined us as a sales associate in 1992 and has held various retail management positions of increasing responsibility. She was promoted to Vice President, Retail Operations in 2001 and Executive Vice President in 2010. Ms. Morgan is an active member of the Retail Council of Canada and the Ryerson University Ted Rogers School of Retail Management Advisory Council. Ms. Morgan earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the [University of British Columbia](/org/university-of-british-columbia).

Pippa Morgan

Todd Ingledew is our CFO, with responsibility for all finance functions including financial planning & analysis, financial reporting, treasury, internal controls and tax. Prior to joining us in 2016, Mr. Ingledew was the president of Steve Nash Fitness World & Sports Club, after serving as its CFO. He successfully transformed the organization’s back office to a scalable platform capable of supporting rapid growth, refinanced its debt twice, and supported the exit of their private equity firm through a sale to new equity investors. In recognition of his contributions to Steve Nash Fitness World & Sports Club, he was honoured with the BC CFO of the Year award in 2015. Prior to 2011, Mr. Ingledew held various senior finance positions at Intrawest ULC over a 10 year period. Mr. Ingledew earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Urban Development from the University of Western Ontario and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business.

Todd Ingledew

Dave MacIver is our CIO, with oversight of information technology and the project management office. Mr. MacIver joined us in 2005 and throughout his tenure has selected and implemented the critical technologies supporting [Aritzia](/org/aritzia)’s growth and operations, most notably, the data centre build (2014), the launch of our eCommerce business (2012), implementation of our warehouse management system (2012) and implementation of our enterprise resource planning system (2008). Previously, he spent 10 years at the third largest global cement producer where he developed a telemetry and GPS system that was used on over 2,000 vehicles and implemented enterprise resource planning systems and dispatch systems across a number of North American companies. Mr. MacIver studied engineering at the [University of Alberta](/org/university-of-alberta) and computer science at the University of Athabasca.

Dave Maciver

Karen Kwan is our CPCO, where she oversees talent acquisition, learning and development, talent management, employee experience, employee communications, workforce planning, compensation and benefits, human resources information management and compliance. Prior to joining [Aritzia](/org/aritzia) in 2017, Ms. Kwan was at lululemon for nearly a decade, where she held key leadership roles and most recently served as Vice President & Chief of Staff, People and Culture. There she acted as the HR partner for the chief-level executive team, and led global talent acquisition and management, transforming these crucial HR departments into strategic partners to support a high-performing global organization. Ms. Kwan’s [Aritzia](/org/aritzia) story has come full circle; prior to starting her career as an HR professional in both the banking and retail industries, she first joined [Aritzia](/org/aritzia) as a part-time sales associate. Ms. Kwan earned a Bachelor of Arts from [Simon Fraser University](/org/simon-fraser-university), majoring in English and minored in Sociology. She is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources as designated by the BC Human Resources Management Association.

Karen Kwan

Jennifer Wong is the Chief Executive Officer. She has executive oversight of eCommerce, concierge, people & culture, finance, information technology, data & analytics, supply chain, employee experience, diversity equity & inclusion, communications, legal, and loss prevention. Prior to her current role, Ms. Wong served as President & Chief Operating Officer for seven years as part of her overall 35-year tenure at [Aritzia](/org/aritzia). Ms. Wong embodies [Aritzia](/org/aritzia)’s culture, championing the business and leadership philosophies. She served as an executive sponsor to several successful strategic initiatives, most notably, the relocation of the distribution centre (2018), launch of the eCommerce business (2012), implementation of the enterprise resource planning system (2008), and the U.S. expansion (2007). Ms. Wong began her tenure with the company in 1987 as a part-time sales associate. She was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 (2008). Ms. Wong holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the [University of British Columbia](/org/university-of-british-columbia).

Jennifer Wong

Daniel Habashi

Aldo Bensadoun

John E. Currie

David Labistour is the current director at [Aritzia](/org/aritzia). Prior to that, they were the CEO of [Mountain Equipment Co-operative](/org/mountain-equipment-co-operative) from 2008 to 2019. David has also been a board member for [Aritzia](/org/aritzia) since 2003.

David Labistour received their education at the University of Cape Town in English and Theatre. David then went on to work in the field of English and Theatre.

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