Michael McCain

Education

McCain attended Mount Allison University and then Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario (graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor in Business Administration).

Career

Michael is listed on Canadian Business Magazine’s 100 richest Canadians. In 1979, he joined McCain Foods sales department and worked up into management. By 1986, he was President of McCain Citrus Incorporated and appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of McCain Foods United States of America Incorporated in 1990.

McCain joined Maple Leaf Foods as President and Chief Operating Officer in April 1995, and is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm.

McCain is also the director of Maple Leaf Foods, McCain Capital Corporation and McCain Foods Group Incorporated., as well as Chairman and a director of Canada Bread Company, Limited. He was also director of the American Frozen Food Institute and Bombardier Incorporated.

As Chief Executive Officer of Maple Leaf Foods, McCain"s handling of the 2008 listeria outbreak with frank and open communications made him a role model for crisis management.

The court decree nullified a contract imposed on Christine at the time of marriage by Wallace McCain, Michael"s father, that waived her right to spousal support.

Achievements

• Born in Florenceville, New Brunswick, McCain is the son (one of four siblings) of Wallace McCain, a founder of McCain Foods, and Margaret McCain.

Membership

McCain is also a member of the board of the Royal Bank of Canada, the American Meat Institute, and also serves on the board of trustees of the Hospital for Sick Children.