Charles Peng

Charles Peng has extensive experience in the retail industry, with a focus on category strategy, business development, and strategic partnerships. Charles is currently the Head of Category Strategy, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Loblaw Digital, a position they have held since January 2023. Prior to this, Charles worked as a Senior Manager of Business Development at Loblaw Digital from May 2021 to January 2023.

Before joining Loblaw Digital, Charles served as the Digital Category Lead at Best Buy Canada between 2020 and 2021. Charles also held the position of Head of Merchandising & Seller Growth at Alibaba Group from 2019 to 2020.

In 2018, Charles founded and served as the CEO of Kidzamania. Charles also worked as a Category Manager at Toys"R"Us Canada from 2017 to 2018 and as a Category Manager at Sears Canada from 2015 to 2017.

Charles began their career at Target in 2012 as an Expert Merchandise Planning Analyst, where they worked until 2015.

Charles Peng attended The University of British Columbia from 2008 to 2011 where they earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Sauder School of Business with a specialization in Business/Commerce, General. In 2010, they participated in an exchange program at Singapore Management University, and in 2009, they also took part in an exchange program at National Taiwan Normal University. Charles has obtained a certification in SQL for Non-Programmers from LinkedIn, although the specific month and year of completion are not provided.