Shan Atkins

Ms. Atkins brings over 20 years of corporate leadership experience to Aurora. A Certified Public Accountant, she spent fourteen years at Bain & Company, where she became a partner and leader in the firm's global consumer and retail practice. She also maintained a secondary practice in healthcare, working in Rx and OTC pharmaceuticals and in the hospital industry. Ms. Atkins also served as Executive VP of Sears, Roebuck & Company (USA) and since 1999, she has served as an independent director on ten public and private corporate boards in the U.S. and Canada.

Current board positions:

- Darden (NYSE: DRI)

- SpartanNash (NASD: SPTN)

- SunOpta (NASD: STKL; TSX: SOY)

- LSC Communications (NYSE: LKSD).

Previously, Ms. Atkins served on the boards of Shoppers Drug Mart, Tim Hortons and The Pep Boys. She is a graduate of Queen's University and the Harvard Business School.

Committees: Chair, Audit Committee