SunOpta Announces Appointment of New Member to its Board of Directors
July 13 2021 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
SunOpta Inc. (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY), a leading healthy food and
beverage company focused on plant-based foods and beverages and
fruit-based foods and beverages, today announced Mahes S.
Wickramasinghe has been appointed to SunOpta’s Board of
Directors.
Mahes S. Wickramasinghe is a senior executive with significant
international experience in all areas of business including
finance, banking, operations and technology as well as audit and
risk management. The Board of Directors expects to appoint Mr.
Wickramasinghe to serve as a member of the Audit Committee.
“We are pleased to have Mahes join SunOpta’s Board of Directors.
Mahes brings extensive expertise in finance, banking, audit and
risk management to our board,” said Dean Hollis, Chairman of the
Board of Directors of SunOpta. “His deep experience in corporate
strategy, risk management, merger and acquisition initiatives, and
wholesale and international operations will be invaluable to
SunOpta as we work to deliver our strategic goals. We look forward
to his contributions.”
About Mahes S. Wickramasinghe
Mr. Wickramasinghe is currently an Executive Vice-President of
Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC). From March 2020 until June 2021,
he was President, Canadian Tire Financial Services and President
and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Tire Bank, responsible for
corporate strategy, risk management, merger and acquisition
initiatives, and wholesale and international operations, including
leading CTC’s acquisition of Helly Hansen. Prior to this role, Mr.
Wickramasinghe served as Executive Vice-President, International
and Chief Corporate Officer from September 2016 to March 2020. Upon
joining CTC in 2014, Mr. Wickramasinghe was appointed its Chief
Strategy Officer.
Mr. Wickramasinghe has extensive expertise and international
experience, having served in a variety of senior roles within CIBC,
BCE and Rogers Communications. Having joined CIBC as Head of Audit
for CIBC World Markets Europe and Asia, based in London, Mr.
Wickramasinghe went on to hold the roles of Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer of CIBC Amicus/President’s Choice Financial,
Chief Administrative Officer of CIBC Retail Bank and Chief
Administrative Officer of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank.
He has also served as Senior Vice-President-Corporate Finance at
Rogers Communications Inc., Executive Vice-President at Bell Aliant
and Senior Vice-President at BCE. With decades of service across a
variety of industries, Mr. Wickramasinghe has had an international
career advising corporations on strategic matters. He has managed
complex acquisitions and restructurings and has also led functions
in operations, technology, data and finance.
Mr. Wickramasinghe began his career as a Chartered Accountant in
Sri Lanka. He is a Certified Public Accountant (U.S.) and a Fellow
of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK). He is
also the Chairman of the Helly Hansen Board of Directors.
About SunOpta Inc.
SunOpta Inc. is a leading company specializing in the sourcing,
processing and production of organic, natural and non-GMO
plant-based and fruit-based food and beverage products.
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