Pierre St-Laurent was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc. in November 2025. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2021 to 2025, leading merchandising, retail operations, and supply chain nationally across grocery and related businesses.

Throughout his impressive 35-year career at Empire Company Limited, Mr. St-Laurent has amassed a wealth of experience and profound business acumen. His journey within the company has seen him excel in various key functions, including finance, distribution and logistics, retail operations, and business development. More recently, Pierre St-Laurent played a pivotal role in driving Empire’s transformation under our Sunrise and Horizon chapters where his disciplined, decisive approach helped establish Empire as an industry leader, as well as in leading the continuity of our operations and servicing of our customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keenly focused on operational excellence, collaboration, and disciplined execution, Mr. St-Laurent’s track record and reputation are widely respected throughout the industry. In 2020, he was named one of Canada’s 50 Best Executives by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine.

Mr. St-Laurent holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Université du Québec à Montréal. He is currently Vice President of the Board of Directors at the Fondation Charles-Bruneau, and serves as a trustee on the Board of Directors for The Sobey Foundation.