PROFILE By Vawn Himmelsbach More than just tires Canadian Tire general counsel Robyn Collver takes on a variety of roles
Today's Canadian Tire is not the same place our parents took us to when we were children, getting ready for summer with baseballs and water wings, and paying for them with the store's own currency. Today Canadian Tire money could mean much more than a few odd bills in the glove box. Aside from the reward dollars the iconic Canadian brand doles out with every cash purchase, Canadian Tire is a finan- cial services provider and federally char- tered bank. Canadian Tire is one of the country's
most respected brands. Nine out of 10 Canadians shop at Canadian Tire at least twice a year and 40 per cent visit a retail location every week. Founded in 1922, it's now a network of more than 1,100 general merchandise and apparel retail stores and gas stations, not to men- tion the bank. For Robyn Collver, sen- ior vice president and general counsel of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., who was promoted to the position in January, the most challenging part of the job is it has almost as much variety as the stores themselves. "The challenges for in-house counsel in such a diverse and complex
It's a great Canadian brand. Most people shop
at Canadian Tire, and a lot of people grew up going to Canadian Tire with one of their parents on a Saturday morning. . . . It's great if your work can be about more than just protecting the company, but to continue to participate in the growth and development of that company.
ROBYN COLLVER, Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.
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