Sean Shannon

Sean Shannon is the President and CEO of National Diabetes Trust (NDT), the social enterprise that operates the collection of household textiles and small items. One hundred percent of net proceeds raised by NDT directly supports the work of Diabetes Canada. NDT also diverts 100 million pounds of textiles a year through the collection and sale of these items. He joined NDT in February 2019 and brings 35 years of cross-functional business experience across numerous consumer-facing well known brands. Prior to joining NDT, he was Chief Operating Officer of Busbud, Inc., a global online consumer marketplace for purchasing city to city bus tickets. Previous, he was Managing Director of Expedia Canada and Latin America over a 14 year span, and one of 4 founding employees for this business unit. He began his career in marketing at Procter & Gamble, and also was a Vice President at Molson Breweries for 10 years. Sean holds an Honours degree (HBA) from Ivey School of Business, Western University.