The Board of Directors

There are nine positions on the ASCR Board of Directors.

	President - Stew MacLeod Stew retired from Sears Canada in 2002 after 33 years with the Company. He began in the Burlington and Hamilton retail stores, and then spent the balance of his career in Merchandising. He held numerous management positions and retired as Group Vice-President Home and Hardlines.   Stew holds volunteer positions working with the city of Burlington and the local YMCA. He is the founding President of ASCR, and is a member of the C.F.P. Steering Committee and the C.F.P. Pension Reform Task Force.
	Vice-President - Nina MacLaverty Nina retired in October 2005 after 36 years with the Company. She held positions in the Thunder Bay and Oshawa retail stores, Training, Merchandising, and was Group Vice-President Consumer Marketing. She retired as Vice President and General Merchandise Manager, Home and Hardlines.   Currently, Nina is an independent retail strategy consultant. She is a member of the St. Joseph Communications Advisory Board, providing retail expertise and strategy leadership for New Business Development. Nina also serves as a member of CMA's Branding and Strategic Planning Council.
	Secretary - John Pullam John retired from Sears Canada in 2000 after 31 years of service. During his career he held positions in Information Systems, Corporate Planning and Merchandising. He retired as National Manager, Electronic Commerce where he created and launched www.sears.ca.   Currently John is President of McLean Systems Inc., performing technology consulting and website development.
	Treasurer - Ken Davids Ken retired from Sears Canada in October 2005 after completing nearly 31 years of service. He spent his entire career in Finance, initially as Store Controller in Thunder Bay followed by a variety of management positions, including National Manager Corporate Policy & Procedures and National Manager Merchandise Accounting. He completed his Sears career as a senior auditor.   Ken has a small audit consulting business, and with his wife, spends a lot of his time helping out with his new grandchildren.
	Director - Barry Carnegie Barry retired from the Company in 2009 after 33 years of service. He started in the Kingston retail store and held a variety of positions, moving to Headquarters where he held positions as a Buyer and a Retail Marketing Manager. He was promoted to General Manager HIPS and also held positions as General Sales Manager, Outlet Store Channel, General Manager, Store Support - Off Mall Stores and Divisional VP, Home Installed Products and Services.   Since retiring, Barry has been a consultant in the retail home services industry. He actively participates in softball, curling, and golf and is an avid cottager and gardener.
	Director - Ken Eady Ken retired from Sears Canada in 2003 after a 30 year career. He held positions in Ottawa, Eastern Region and Headquarters.  Twenty Five years of Ken’s career were in Human Resources. He held a variety of management positions and at the time of his retirement he was National Manager of Human Resources for Sales and Service.   Since retirement Ken and his wife Carole have lived north of Toronto.  He is volunteer Board Chair of the Housing Resource Centre of South Georgian Bay and Orillia, a member of the Committee of Adjustment and Consent for the Municipality of Wasaga Beach and volunteer director on several other boards.
	Director - Rob McKenzie Rob McKenzie retired at the end of 2006 after a 34 year career with the Company. He started in the retail management training program in Calgary and later served as Division Manager and Merchandise Manager. Rob then moved to headquarters where he held marketing and buying positions in Tools, Electronics and Appliances followed by management positions in Hardware Merchandising, Catalogue Marketing and Strategic Sourcing. Since retiring, he has pursued his interests in travel, gardening, golf and investing. He is currently representing ASCR on the Recruiting Committee.
	Director - Claude Senechal Claude worked for Sears Canada for 33 years. He occupied different functions in the Quebec region including assignments as store manager, General Manager Catalogue Operations, General Manager Retail Stores, and when Sears acquired the Cantrex Group he became the President of Cantrex, the position in which he retired in 2005.   Since he retired from Sears, Claude has been a consultant in the retail industry and he acts as a director on some retailer boards. Claude looks forward to his participation on the ASCR Board to protect the assets we retirees have built over many years at Sears.
	Director - Rejeanne Steingart Rejeanne retired from Sears Canada in 2006 after 32 years of service. She began her career in Finance as an auditor and subsequently moved into Information Technology. She held positions throughout I.T. for over two decades, including communications, operations and systems development. She retired as National Manager Information Technology Operations & Support.   Since retiring Rejeanne holds a director position on the Board of Nazareth House and pursues her interest in travel and art.