
NOMINEES
Gregory Mills, B.Sc.
Mr. Mills has been an independent businessman since June 2019 when he retired as the Head of Global Equities at RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Mr. Mills has 35 years of experience in capital markets, including 20 years with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Mr. Mills has extensive leadership experience, having served as managing director of RBC Capital Markets' Global Equities division and on the RBC Capital Markets' Risk Management Committee. Mr. Mills is currently a director of Frontier Lithium Inc. and was previously a director of RBC USA Holdco Corporation and Filament Health Corp.
Mr. Mills holds a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of Windsor.
Lori Ell
Ms. Ell joined the Board in July 2021. She has been President of Growing Ideas, a business consulting practice based in Calgary, Alberta, since 2013, and served as Interim President and CEO of AgJunction Inc. from December 5, 2019, to January 30, 2020. Ms. Ell brings over 25 years of broad-based executive experience across multi-billion-dollar, startup, and mid-market companies in diverse industries, including food manufacturing and technology. She currently serves on the board of Thinkific Labs Inc., where she is a member of the audit committee and chairs the compensation committee. She also sits on the advisory board of Tall Grass Ventures and is a member of the Departmental Audit Committee for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, a federal agency. Previously, Ms. Ell served as Chair of the Board of AgJunction Inc., where she also held interim President and CEO roles. In addition, she has served on several other boards in the retail and food processing sectors. From 2004 to 2012, Ms. Ell was President of Agristar Inc., an agri-food manufacturing company. Prior to that, she was Chief Financial Officer of Quortech Solutions Ltd., a technology company.
Ms. Ell is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a Bachelor of Management degree, and has earned the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Zachary George, BA, JD
Mr. George has been the CEO of SNDL since January 2020. Mr. George co-founded the alternative investment platform FrontFour Capital Group LLC in December 2006. He previously served on the board of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust and as chairman of the boards of FAM Real Estate Investment Trust and Huntingdon Capital Corp., as the lead independent director of both Cornell Companies Inc. and PW Eagle Inc. and on the boards of Allied Defense Group Inc. and IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund. He has worked in a management capacity and with numerous corporate boards to turnaround operations, to effect corporate action and implement governance policies aimed at maximizing shareholder value.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University and a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School.
Bryan Pinney, BBA (hons), FCA, CBV, ICD.D
Mr. Pinney has been the principal of Bryan D. Pinney Professional Corporation since June 1, 2015, which provides financial advisory and consulting services. Mr. Pinney is currently a director of TransAlta Corporation where he is the chair of the Governance, Safety and Sustainability Committee and a member of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. Mr. Pinney is also currently a director of North American Construction Group Ltd and serves as the chair of the Audit, Finance & Risk Committee and is a member of the HR & Compensation Committee and Governance Committee.
Mr. Pinney was a partner with Deloitte LLP between 2002 and 2015. Mr. Pinney served as Calgary Managing Partner of Deloitte LLP from 2002 through 2007, as National Managing Partner of Audit & Assurance from 2007 to 2011 and as Vice-Chair until his retirement in June 2015. Mr. Pinney is a past member of Deloitte LLP's Board of Directors and chair of its Finance and Audit Committee. Prior to joining Deloitte LLP, Mr. Pinney was a partner with Andersen LLP and served as Calgary Managing Partner from 1991 through May 2002.
Mr. Pinney is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Chartered Business Valuator, a graduate of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors and a graduate of the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario with an honours degree in Business Administration.
Gregory Turnbull KC, B.A. (Hons), LLB
Mr. Turnbull is a former partner in the Calgary office of McCarthy Tétrault LLP where he practiced from July 2002 to December 2020. Mr. Turnbull is currently a director of Sleeping Giant Capital Corp. and Fiddlehead Resources Corp. and has previously served as an officer or director of many other public and private companies, including as chair of the Calgary Zoo and Alberta Health Services.
Mr. Turnbull is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, the Canadian Bar Association and the Calgary Bar Association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (with honours) from Queen's University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto.
