Douglas W. Dodds

Chief Strategy Officer, Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Business Division: Corporate

Douglas Dodds is Chief Strategy Officer of Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Mr. Dodds assumed his current role in 2005 after playing an integral role as Chair, Merger Leadership Council, in the merger of Schneider Foods with Maple Leaf Consumer Foods. As Chief Strategy Officer, Mr. Dodds has the vital role of supporting the overall strategy and value generation across the Maple Leaf businesses, and to guiding the Company’s global growth through strategic acquisitions.

Mr. Dodds’ career with Schneider Foods spanned more than three decades. He joined the company as a Product Accountant in 1969, and during his tenure held senior management positions of increasing responsibility including: Division Superintendent, Distribution (1972); Western Controller (1973 to 1976); Treasurer (1976 to 1979); Vice President Finance and Administration (1979 to 1981); President of Link Services, a distribution subsidiary of Schneider Foods (1981 to 1985); and President and Chief Executive Officer (1985 to 2005). Under his leadership, Mr. Dodds established Schneider Foods as a leader in the branded packaged and specialty meats and grocery products in the Canadian market with a strong commitment to product innovation and consumer responsiveness.

Mr. Dodds is Chair of the Board of Directors for Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada. He is also Chair of the Board of Trustees for the University of Guelph and Director of Schlegel Health Care Inc.

Mr. Dodds received his Certified Management Accountant designation in 1973 and was recognized as a Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada in 1992.

(January 2011)