Archives: Team Members

Mentor

Lenna is an innovative, strategic leader with over 25 years’ experience successfully leading organizations through periods of growth and transformation. With a focus on aligning people, process, and systems, Lenna has a demonstrated ability to uncover synergies that enhance effectiveness and a passion for creating cultures that support growth and performance excellence.

Lenna is currently a Mentor to a number of our Members. She is also a member of our Global Leadership Training Program faculty, and serves as our diversity lead. In her consulting practice, Lenna draws on her career experience to support companies on their diversity, equity and inclusion journeys.

As Canada’s first female Chief of Police, Lenna led a team of over 200 police and civilian staff and managed an operating budget of $11 million for the Guelph Police Service.

Since leaving policing, Lenna has held numerous leadership positions including Executive Director of Patient Ombudsman; Vice-President, Resident & Community Services Division at Toronto Community Housing Corporation; and Vice-President, Operational Services at OMERS Infrastructure (formerly Borealis). As Senior Vice-President/Chief Security & Compliance Officer at Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, Lenna created the Office of Player Protection—ultimately leading 1,500 employees located throughout the province, and responsible for an operating budget $92 million. As Executive Director for the City of Toronto Municipal Licensing and Standards Division, Lenna led a staff of 380 across 11 locations and managed a budget in excess of $33 million in expenditures and $20 million in revenues. Lenna has also been an Advisor to start-up technology company, SceneDoc.

Lenna believes strongly in contributing to one’s community. She served as President of the Board of Directors of the U of T Alumni Association from 2013 to 2015 and as Vice-Chair, Board of Regents at Victoria University (U of T) from 2016 to 2018. Currently, Lenna is the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of ADAPT, a member of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee of Achēv, and a member of the Governance Committee of The Lighthouse for Grieving Children.

A visionary change leader, Lenna was acknowledged as one of ‘Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100’ in 2006 and is a past ‘Top 40 Under 40’ recipient. She has a Master of Public Administration degree from Queen’s University and BA from Victoria University at the University of Toronto.

Lenna and her husband, Gord Loukes, reside in Oakville and are the proud parents of Stephanie.

Group Leader & Mentor

Ray brings a wealth of experience and leadership, having served as the President & CEO and a Board member of NAV CANADA. In this role, he was responsible for the strategic direction, stakeholder management, and leadership of the world’s second-largest Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) by traffic volume. NAV CANADA handles 12 million aircraft movements annually for 40,000 customers across more than 18 million square kilometers, providing services such as air traffic control, flight information, weather briefings, airport advisory services, electronic aids to navigation, and aeronautical information services with the help of over 5,000 employees.

Before becoming President & CEO, Ray was the Executive Vice President of HR, Communications & Public Affairs at NAV CANADA. He joined the organization in February 2000. Earlier in his career, he was the Managing Partner at Abacus Consulting Services and held senior leadership positions at the Canadian Red Cross, William M. Mercer Ltd. (Ottawa), and Watson Wyatt Worldwide (Ottawa). Additionally, Ray served on the Board of Directors of NAV CANADA and the Board of Aireon LLC.

Ray holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with High Honours from Carleton University. He is also a graduate of the Ivey Executive Leadership Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, and has received a Certificate of Management Excellence from Harvard Business School. In 2023, he completed the Director’s Education Program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Ray has also participated in Global Volunteers’ international outreach programs in Peru, Tanzania, and St. Lucia, supporting early childhood development, numeracy, and food security. Furthermore, he chaired NAV CANADA’s United Way Growing Up Great Campaign, which supports programs and projects that provide early learning opportunities and parenting supports for vulnerable children.

Group Leader & Mentor

Ron has held several key leadership positions over his 30-year career in the foodservice, hospitality and retail sectors and is an authority on growing recognized brands and shaping winning cultures to produce results.

Ron has led such well-known brands as Wendy’s Restaurants of Canada, Harvey’s Division of Cara Operations, Williams Coffee Pubs Ltd., and most recently served as the Executive Director of the Canadian Tire Dealers’ Association. A self-proclaimed ‘Hamburger Fan’, Ron was also the Director of Operations for Webers Restaurants between 1992 and 1995.

As COO of Cara’s $260M Harvey’s Division, Ron oversaw 330 locations and initiated a comprehensive overhaul of operating standards. As COO of Williams Coffee Pubs, Ron had full P&L and operational responsibility and increased store sales by 14% over a two-year period. During Ron’s tenure leading Wendy’s Restaurants of Canada, he was responsible for 370 locations generating $700M in sales and led the operations to their most profitable year ever.  And as Executive Director of Canadian Tire Dealers’ Association, Ron provided strategic support, advice and guidance to 490 Canadian Tire dealers.

Ron and his wife reside in Barrie, Ontario and are the proud parents of two adult children. CEOs who work with Ron will benefit from the depth and breadth of his experience and his straightforward, candid and common sense approach.

Group Leader & Mentor

Pierre is an accomplished CEO and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience creating value within both public and private organizations in industries including staffing, recruitment, RPO, manufacturing, construction, distribution, finance and professional services.

A Founding Member of CEO Global Network, Pierre has successfully led companies through periods of significant organizational and market change.

Pierre began his career as a Senior Accountant with Coopers and Lybrand (now PwC) before transitioning to the client side and working as a Corporate Controller for several years in publicly traded companies in the insurance and manufacturing (TSX IPO and Nasdaq new listings) industries before becoming CFO and a minority shareholder of Plan Group in 1996.

In 2003, Pierre purchased Trevor Owen Limited. During his 10-year tenure as CEO, Pierre grew what was a local manufacturer into Canada’s largest medical and fire bag manufacturer and Canada’s market share leader in the transport bag market.

Pierre sold Trevor Owen in 2013 to purchase a significant interest in Head2Head Inc.—Canada’s largest recruitment firm focused on recruiting recruiters—and to serve as COO. Pierre guided the company through a major turnaround and led the team on the acquisition selection process, due diligence, negotiation and post-acquisition integration by WilsonHCG (a US Private Equity funded company)—who purchased Head2Head in 2015.

Following the purchase, Pierre served as Head of Canadian Operations, Global Executive, and Global Head of Finance and Accounting for WilsonHCG; a rapidly growing company that spans six continents and serves over 35 countries with revenues of over $47M USD. WilsonHCG was sold in 2017 to a US Venture Capital firm at which time Pierre exited his minority shareholding.

Pierre is a CPA/CA with a B.Comm (Hons) from the Rotman School of Business at The University of Toronto, and an MBA, Strategy and Policy, from the Odette School of Business.

CEOs who have the opportunity to work with Pierre will benefit from his wide range of expertise and his genuine commitment to helping CEOs succeed.

President

Greg grew up in Belleville, ON and went to Queens where he studied economics and history.  A chance meeting with an owner founder changed the trajectory of his life, a part time summer job turned into a successful career leading global fashion brands such as Guess, Mexx and Lucky Brand. Greg moved to Toronto to run the Roots flagship location on Bloor Street in 1997, also overseeing Toronto Eaton Center and opening a new location in New York City. 

In 1999, Greg joined Guess, a publicly traded billion-dollar global lifestyle brand and was with them until 2014.  As the Vice President of Stores, Country Manager Canada he was responsible for building the business from the ground up. Rapidly expanding from 8 to 118 locations, 150 to 2500 employees, scaling from $20M to $240M in annual revenue. Under Greg’s leadership Guess Canada was the most profitable operation for Guess internationally, his framework was replicated for global expansion across 87 countries. 

In 2014 Greg pivoted to working for Private Equity companies, first serving as the Senior Vice President, Managing Director for Mexx (The Gore’s Group) where he was responsible for retail, wholesale and ecommerce sales of $155M. In 2015 when Lucky Brand was purchased by Leonard Green & Partners, he was recruited to lead Canadian expansion as the Vice President, General Manager Canada.  Over four years he quadrupled the business launching 8 new locations, .ca ecommerce site, 3PL distribution and wholesale business. 

In 2019, Greg was recruited to be CEO of Chatters Limited Partnership. Chatters is Canada’s largest salon chain and distributor of professional hair products.

Since leaving Chatters in 2023, Greg has been the President of Mason & Moreau a successful commercial real estate investment firm he had co-founded in 2010. He is a graduate of the Global Retail Strategies, Executive Education Program at USC Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, California.

Greg, his wife Lyenna and their three daughters live just outside Erin, ON.

Founder & CEO

John Wilson is the active owner and Chief Executive Officer of CEO Global Network. John is driven by his passion for business and his belief that it is people that form the heart and soul of any organization. John has carried this belief into his vision for CEO Global Network and is unconditionally supportive of all the organization’s Members – who he believes to be the essence of what CEO Global Network stands for. John is dedicated to fulfilling the organization’s mission, “To significantly improve the success and lives of CEOs and Executives, their families and their companies”.

John is an experienced entrepreneur, business owner and leader. He has a proven track record of building nine-figure businesses, and is one of the world’s preeminent CEO mentors. With thirty-five years’ experience building shareholder value with companies such as W.R. Grace Inc., Ultramar Canada Ltd., Ultramar Inc., and TEC (The Executive Committee) Canada Ltd., John has demonstrated his ability to build and lead successful companies in both Canada and the United States.

John currently sits on the Board of Directors of Excellence Canada and is also an accomplished and sought-after speaker on the topics of Leading Fast Growth and The Seven Imperatives of Great CEOs. To book John for a speaking engagement, please click here.