Loblaw appoints Pavi Binning to board

BRAMPTON, Ontario — Loblaw Cos. has announced the appointment of Pavi Binning as a director on its board.



Binning currently serves as the president of George Weston and has been a director of George Weston since 2012. He joined George Weston in 2010 as the CFO after spending a year as a director of Loblaw Cos. Prior to joining Weston, Binning was at Nortel Networks Corp., where he held the role of CFO and subsequently chief restructuring officer. Prior to that, Binning held CFO positions at both Hanson and Marconi Corp., as well as executive positions at Diageo.



"I am pleased to welcome Pavi back to the Loblaw board," stated Galen West, executive chairman and president of Loblaw Cos. "Pavi's experience and expertise developed over a career of executive management positions in large international companies, as well as his knowledge base in Canadian grocery retail, will complement and strengthen an extremely capable and robust board."