Annette Verschuren is president of The Home Depot Canada and Asia. She is responsible for the sales and operations of more than 160 stores in Canada and 12 stores in China. She leads a team of approximately 32,000 associates.Prior to joining the Company in 1996, Annette was president and co-owner of Michael’s of Canada. She began her career as a development officer with the Cape Breton Development Corporation. Annette then worked with Cana...
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Annette Verschuren is president of The Home Depot Canada and Asia. She is responsible for the sales and operations of more than 160 stores in Canada and 12 stores in China. She leads a team of approximately 32,000 associates.
Prior to joining the Company in 1996, Annette was president and co-owner of Michael’s of Canada. She began her career as a development officer with the Cape Breton Development Corporation. Annette then worked with Canada Development Investment Corporation as executive vice president. She eventually joined Imasco Ltd., a Canadian holding company, as vice president of Corporate Development.
Annette serves on the North American Competitiveness Council (NACC) as part of the Security & Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). She also serves on the board of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, on the board of Liberty Mutual Group and as Chancellor of Cape Breton University. In 2005, Annette was recognized with the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year award given by the Retail Council of Canada. She also was honored as Wilfred Laurier University’s 2006 Outstanding Business Leader.
Annette is actively involved in philanthropic efforts. She chairs Habitat for Humanity’s National President’s Council and spearheads the Corporate Council on Volunteerism.
Annette holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.
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