Gay Lea Foods
Bryan Thompson has over 25 years of work experience in the engineering and maintenance field. Bryan most recently served as the Senior Director of Engineering for the Cheese Business Unit at Gay Lea Foods. Prior to that, they held a similar position at Bothwell Cheese Inc. from 2017 onwards. From 2011 to 2018, Bryan worked as the Senior Manager of Engineering and Maintenance at Vantage Foods Inc. Bryan also held the role of Maintenance Manager at Martinrea International from 2007 to 2011. Bryan began their career as a Maintenance Technician at Kraft Foods Group from 2002 to 2007 and spent the initial years as a Maintenance Technician at Messier-Bugatti-Dowty from 1997 to 2002.
Bryan Thompson holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree in Production & Operations Management from McMaster University. Bryan also has a Bachelor's degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from the same institution. In addition, they have completed the Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist program and the Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology program at Durham College. Bryan Thompson has also obtained certifications as a Certified Member of the Joint Health & Safety Committee, an Industrial Millwright, and a Machinist.
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With our roots on the farm, Gay Lea Foods has grown to become a leader in the Canadian dairy industry and the largest dairy co-operative in Ontario, with members on more than 1,395 dairy farms in Ontario and Manitoba, and more than 4,295 producer and investor stakeholders. Our dedication to innovation and the development of high quality products has allowed us to respond to consumers’ evolving tastes and grow the market for Canadian cow and, more recently, goat milk. We are a Canadian success story – and that story is far from over. Moving forward, Gay Lea Foods is poised to seize and create even more opportunities for sustainable, long-term growth in the Canadian dairy industry as we expand beyond our provincial borders, grow our foods and ingredients business, and continue to invest in innovative and industry-leading products. As much as we evolve, however, we remain a dairy co-operative, owned by dairy farmers. From our farms and production facilities, to our distribution networks and employee ideologies, we embrace and act with co-operative-inspired values, understanding there is no shortcut to quality or success. It takes commitment, passion and collaboration. Those are the things we’re made of and we’re proud to share our story. Just like the milk that comes from our farms, so too are Gay Lea Foods’ products and values born on the farm.