Greg Hicks

Greg Hicks was appointed to the role of President and CEO of Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) in March 2020. Greg is a world-class leader with a strategic mindset, tremendous commercial acumen, a proven ability to build high performing teams and deliver exceptional results.

Prior to this appointment, Greg was President, Canadian Tire Retail (CTR), CTC’s largest banner, with more than 500 stores across Canada. In addition to overseeing all aspects of CTR’s business, Greg was accountable for its global operations, eCommerce initiatives and its valued relationship with Canadian Tire’s Associate Dealers. Greg is relentlessly focused on bringing customers the products they need for the Jobs and Joys of Life in Canada. He has built a world-class Owned Brands portfolio that delivered over $4B in sales in 2019 and led the acquisition of Party City’s Canadian business, adding a new trip driving category and attracting a new customer segment to the CTR family.

Previously, Greg served as Group Senior Vice-President, Consumer Products & Retail Experience, CTR, where he oversaw its General Merchandise and Automotive businesses and was also responsible for managing Store Experience, Store Operations, Product Sourcing and Quality, including the management of our Pacific Rim offices in Asia. Greg was instrumental in transforming Canadian Tire’s assortments for Life in Canada, including a renewed focus on Owned Brands, style and design, and new levels of product quality. He has been integral to the Company’s focus on disciplined performance management.

With more than 20 years of retail experience in senior leadership positions, strong management and merchandising experience, Greg has a proven ability to lead teams to success. Before joining Canadian Tire, Greg was the Chief Operating Officer at TSC Stores where he supervised all of TSC’s business operations. Greg has also advised and worked with large multi-national retailers on the development of Canadian strategies.

He is Chair of the Retail Council of Canada’s Board of Directors and serves on the Board of Trustees for CT REIT.

Greg holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario and an Honours Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey Business School. He is a past recipient of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 Award.