Matt Reindel

Matt Reindel is the Chief Financial Officer of Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc., a leading Canadian grocery retailer and food distributer. Mr. Reindel joined Empire Company Limited in 2019 as Senior Vice President, Finance Business Support. During his time in this role, Mr. Reindel led the Company’s finance operational and business support functions, where he was responsible for the commercial side of the business, across all regions, banners and Business Units.

While Senior Vice President, Mr. Reindel established himself as an invaluable leader and an anchor in positioning the Company’s Project Horizon strategic plans for success. Most notably, he expertly led the Longo’s partnership and has supported the execution of many large-scale enterprise-wide initiatives. Mr. Reindel remains active on the Longo’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Reindel has extensive experience within Grocery Retailing and consumer-packaged goods, gained through his time working and living in Canada, USA, Europe and Asia. From 2012 to 2019, Mr. Reindel served as Chief Financial Officer at Nestlé Nutrition North America, where he held full financial responsibility for the business’ North American Region. During his tenure, Mr. Reindel oversaw the planning and execution of comprehensive business transformation plans, while driving key strategic and business development initiatives, including refocusing marketing investments towards digital, and more effectively capturing e-commerce growth opportunities. Prior to acting as Chief Financial Officer at Nestlé Nutrition North America, Mr. Reindel held various senior leadership roles with Nestlé, including Head of Finance & Control (CFO) with Nestlé Professional in Singapore, Global Head of Market Reporting with Nestlé SA in Switzerland, and Director of Finance with Nestlé USA in Los Angeles.

Mr. Reindel holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Nottingham and earned his Chartered Accountant designation in the United Kingdom in 1995.