Gay Lea Foods
Gary Parsons has extensive work experience in the sales and business development field. Gary currently serves as the Director of Sales at Gay Lea Foods since November 2023. Prior to this, they had a role as the National Business Manager at Gay Lea Foods from October 2020 to November 2023.
Before their tenure at Gay Lea Foods, Gary worked at Kimberly-Clark, starting in 2014. Gary'sroles at Kimberly-Clark include being the Team Lead for Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart from July 2018 to October 2020, as well as the National Sales Strategy Manager from January 2014 to June 2018.
Gary also worked at Sheridan College - School of Business as a Course Instructor from 2010 to 2014.
Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Gary held various positions at Kimberly-Clark, Inc from 2005 onwards. Gary served as the Manager of Business Development-Family Care from April 2011 to March 2014.
Gary has also held positions at Kimberly-Clark, such as Category Development Manager-Marketing from October 2009 to April 2011, Account Manager-Loblaw from January 2008 to October 2009, and Trade Marketing Manager/Business Analyst from January 2006 to December 2007. Gary also served as the Manager of Sales Development from an unspecified start date in 2005 to 2006.
Gary Parsons has a BA/B.ED degree from York University.
Gay Lea Foods
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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.