Home Hardware Stores taps next CEO
One of Canada’s largest retailers will soon have a new chief executive.
Home improvement retailer Home Hardware Stores Limited has appointed Ian White as president and CEO, effective Nov. 18. He will succeed Kevin Macnab, who is retiring after serving as CEO since October of 2018.
White has spent the past decade at global fuel, convenience and food retailer Parkland Corporation, where he most recently served as president of Parkland Canada since January of 2023. Leading the company’s largest operating division, White had full operational accountability for all of Parkland's Canadian retail, commercial, wholesale and M&M Food Market businesses.
"Ian has a proven track record of leadership, strategic vision, and has expressed a deep commitment to our dealer model that has been the source of the company's success for over 60 years,” said Christine Hand, chair of the board. “We are confident that Ian will build on our strong foundation and lead the company to even greater success. On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Kevin Macnab for his service and dedication over the past six years at Home. As an enterprise, we have benefited from his leadership, and we wish him well in his retirement."
Prior to his role as president of Parkland Canada, White also served as senior VP of strategic marketing and innovation at Parkland, head of Dollar Financial Group's subsidiary, National Money Mart Company, and in progressively senior roles over an 18-year career at Canadian Tire Corporation.
Home Hardware says that White’s experience will help strengthen the chain’s strategy and operations, including corporate business development, marketing, merchandising, product management, loyalty, digital and analytics.
"It's an honor to join Home Hardware, one of Canada's truly iconic brands," said White. "Home Hardware is a trusted leader in the home improvement industry and has a strong history of dealers from coast to coast maintaining deep connections to their local communities. I look forward to working alongside the Home Hardware team and our dealers to create even greater value for our customers and position the company for the next phase of growth."
Founded in 1964, Home Hardware Stores Limited operates more than 1,000 stores across Canada under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners.
