BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — Lowe’s Canada has just announced its new leadership team, which includes some RONA veterans and at least one newcomer to the company.
Alain Brisebois will work closely with the leadership team to define and implement the banner strategies. Guy Beaumier will lead the pro-contractor stores and Reno-Depot. Christian Proulx will lead human resources and communications. Jim Caldwell will join Lowe’s on June 20 and lead the big-box business unit. Most recently, he was president of the Brick Group, Canada’s largest furniture retailer. He also worked for Wal-Mart in Canada. Serge Ethier will lead the proximity stores. Brendan Hughes comes up from Lowe’s in the U.S. and will lead the alignment of the different banner strategies and head up the project management office and business intelligence.