Paul D. Sobey has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited since 1998. He has been with the Company since 1982. He is a director of the Bank of Nova Scotia, a trustee of Crombie REIT and a director of Sobeys Inc. since 1998. Mr. Sobey previously served as the Chairman of Wajax Limited, a director of Emera Inc. and as a member of the Board of Governors of Saint Mary’s University. Mr. Sobey did not serve as a director of any other reporting issuers during the period from 2006 to 2011.