Wayne Sales
Encyclopedia
Wayne Sales is the former Chief Executive Officer
of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.
. He held position from August 2000 to May 2006. Prior to this, he held the position of Executive VP, Canadian Tire Retail. In May 2006, Mr. Sales was replaced by current President and CEO Tom Gauld.
In 2004, the Retail Council of Canada
recognized Sales' accomplishments in leading Canadian Tire to outstanding business success. In recognition of this feat he was presented with the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year Award.
Sales was named the top Canadian CEO in Canadian Business
magazine's 2005 All-Star Execs list, which was published in the April 25-May 8, 2005 issue.
He is currently on the board of SuperValu
.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...
. He held position from August 2000 to May 2006. Prior to this, he held the position of Executive VP, Canadian Tire Retail. In May 2006, Mr. Sales was replaced by current President and CEO Tom Gauld.
In 2004, the Retail Council of Canada
Retail Council of Canada
The Retail Council of Canada was founded in 1963. It is a Canadian not-for-profit association representing more than 40,000 stores of all retail formats, including independent merchants, regional and national mass and specialty chains, and online merchants...
recognized Sales' accomplishments in leading Canadian Tire to outstanding business success. In recognition of this feat he was presented with the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year Award.
Sales was named the top Canadian CEO in Canadian Business
Canadian Business
Canadian Business is the longest-publishing business magazine in Canada. It was founded in 1928 as The Commerce of the Nation, the organ of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The magazine was renamed Canadian Business in 1933...
magazine's 2005 All-Star Execs list, which was published in the April 25-May 8, 2005 issue.
He is currently on the board of SuperValu
Supervalu (United States)
SuperValu Inc. is a United States grocery retailer and distributor. The corporation, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has been in business for over a century. It is the third-largest food retailing company in the United States , and ranks #51 on the Fortune 100 list.On June 2, 2006,...
.