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Close X Paul D. House
Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Paul D. House became Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors on March 1, 2008. He was named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer on May 24th, 2011.

Mr. House joined Tim Hortons as Vice President of Marketing in 1985. Mr. House was named Chief Operating Officer in 1993, President and Chief Operating Officer in 1995, Chief Executive Officer in November 2005 and Chairman of the Board in 2007.

Mr. House served on the Board of Directors of Wendy’s International, Inc. from 1998 through February 1, 2007. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation and serves on the Board of Trustees of Brock University, as well as on the Advisory Board of the Brock University Business School.

Mr. House joined Dairy Queen Canada in 1972 and held various management positions with the Company including Vice President of Canadian Operations. Mr. House holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from McMaster University. Close X The Hon. Frank Iacobucci
Lead Director

The Hon. Frank Iacobucci has been Counsel to Torys LLP, a major Canadian law firm, since July 2005. Mr. Iacobucci was the Chairman of Torstar Corporation, a newspaper and book publishing company, from July 2005 until May of 2009. From September 2004 to June 2005, Mr. Iacobucci served as Interim President of the University of Toronto while the search for a new university president was being conducted. From 1991 to 2004, Mr. Iacobucci served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Mr. Iacobucci is Chair of the Higher Education Council of Ontario (from 2005 to present), is a Board Member of Costi Immigration Services, is a member of the Law Commission of Ontario, and is a member of the Advisory Committee of General Motors of Canada. Mr. Iacobucci is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and holds academic degrees from Cambridge University and the University of British Columbia, and has been the recipient of numerous awards and honours from Canada, the United States, and Italy. In 2007, Mr. Iacobucci was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. Close X Michael J. Endres
Director

Michael J. Endres is a Managing Principal of Stonehenge Financial Holdings, Inc. (“Stonehenge”), a private equity firm that he co-founded in 1999. Prior to co-founding Stonehenge, Mr. Endres was Vice Chairman of Banc One Capital Holdings Corporation and Chairman of Banc One Capital Partners. Mr. Endres currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Worthington Industries, Inc. and Huntington Bancshares, Inc. Mr. Endres also serves on the Board of Trustees of OhioHealth Corporation, a large non-profit health system with multiple hospitals and related healthcare facilities and services, located in Ohio. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Close X M. Shan Atkins
Director

M. Shan Atkins has been a Managing Director of Chetrum Capital LLC, a private investment firm, since 2001. From 1996 to 2001, Ms. Atkins held various positions with Sears Roebuck & Co., a major retailer, being promoted to Executive Vice President in 1999. Prior to joining Sears, Ms. Atkins spent 14 years with Bain & Company, Inc., an international management consulting firm, as a leader in Bain’s consumer and retail practice. Ms. Atkins began her career as a public accountant at what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a major accounting firm, and has designations as a C.A. (Ontario) and C.P.A. (Illinois). Ms. Atkins has served as a member of the Queen’s University Advisory Board since the spring of 2009.  Ms. Atkins holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, as well as a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. Close X Ronald W. Osborne
Director

Mr. Osborne passed away in April 2013. Click here to read the Tim Hortons Inc. statement on his passing.

Ronald W. Osborne has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. and its subsidiary Postmedia Network Inc. (collectively, “Postmedia”) since July 2010. Postmedia is a publishing company, the assets of which were formerly owned by Canwest Global Communications Corporation. He has also been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sun Life Financial Inc., an international financial services organization, and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, since May 2005. Mr. Osborne served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Ontario Power Generation Inc., an Ontario-based electricity generation company, from 1998 until December 2003. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Osborne was a senior executive within the BCE Group of Companies, Canada’s largest communications conglomerate. From 1981 to 1994, Mr. Osborne held various positions at Maclean Hunter, including the position of Chief Executive Officer from 1986 until 1994. Mr. Osborne was also a partner of Clarkson Gordon, Chartered Accountants, in Toronto from 1979 until 1981. In addition to his position as Chairman of the Board of Sun Life, Mr. Osborne is a trustee of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, a director of Holcim Canada Inc. (formerly St. Lawrence Cement Group Inc.), a director of Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. and, since June 2009, has served as a director of the Canadian Media Fund. Mr. Osborne graduated from Cambridge University in England with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1972, he became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and a Fellow of the Institute in 1988. Close X David H. Lees
Director

Dr. David H. Lees is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal Health in Canada, a major medical product manufacturer, distributor and service provider, and the parent company of Source Medical Corporation and Cardinal Health’s other Canadian operations. From 1999 to 2006, Dr. Lees served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Source Medical. Dr. Lees was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Canada Bread Company, Limited/Corporate Foods Limited, a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed manufacturer and marketer of baked goods and other food products, from 1993 until 1999. From 1991 to 1995, Dr. Lees served as a director of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Dr. Lees holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Food Science from the University of Massachusetts, a Master of Science in Agriculture from Macdonald College, McGill University, and a Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) from Macdonald College. Close X Moya Greene
Director

Moya M. Greene has been Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Mail, the U.K. government postal service, since May 2010, and prior thereto, was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Directors of Canada Post Corporation, the Canadian postal authority, since May 2005. She is also Vice Chair of Purolator and serves on its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee. From 2003 to 2004, Ms. Greene was Senior Vice President, Operational Effectiveness, of Bombardier Inc., a leading manufacturer of rail transportation equipment and aircraft. From 2000 to 2003, she was Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Retail Products, at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a leading North American financial institution, and from 1996 to 2000, Managing Director, Infrastructure Finance and Public Private Partnership for TD Securities Inc., a leading Canadian financial services firm. Ms. Greene also has an extensive public service background, having served most recently as Assistant Deputy Minister for Transport Canada, the Canadian federal transportation authority, from 1991 to 1996 and, from 1989 to 1991, as Director, General Policy, for Human Resources and Social Development, Canada. She is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and was recognized in 2003 by the National Post as one of Canada’s Top 100 influential women and in 2004 by the Ivey School of Business/Women Executive Network as one of the Top 40 female corporate executives in Canada. Close X John Lederer
Director

John A. Lederer currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, of U.S. Foodservice, Inc., a position he has held since September 2010. He served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Duane Reade, a privately held chain of retail pharmacies located primarily in the New York City area, from April 2008 to August 2010. Prior to his current position, Mr. Lederer served as President of Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada’s largest food distributor, from 2001 through September 2006.  Mr. Lederer also served as a director of Loblaw Companies Limited for much of this period, capping a 30-year career with Loblaw and its subsidiary companies during which he held a number of senior leadership positions. In these roles, he was responsible for the operation, performance, innovation and growth of national and regional banners, businesses and divisions. Mr. Lederer is a former director of the Food Marketing Institute and is the founder and former Chair of the President’s Choice Children’s Charity. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University. Mr. Lederer has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation since May of 2008. Close X Wayne C. Sales
Director

Wayne C. Sales has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SUPERVALU Inc. (“SUPERVALU”), a grocery retailer and distributor, since June 2010, and a director of SUPERVALU since 2006. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and then as Vice-Chairman, of Canadian Tire Corporation Limited, a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed retail, financial services and petroleum company.He served as Vice-Chairman of Canadian Tire until June 30, 2007 following his tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer, a position that he held from 2000 to 2006. Prior to 2000, Mr. Sales held positions as Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President, Marketing at Canadian Tire Retail, a subsidiary of Canadian Tire. Mr. Sales is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

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Tim Hortons Board of Directors assumes accountability for the success of the enterprise by taking responsibility for the corporation’s failure and success. Tim Hortons Principles of Governance

Selected governance practice highlights

• Eight of our 9 directors are independent
• Minimum Board/committee meeting attendance requirements
• Majority voting policy for election of directors
• “Say on pay” advisory vote on executive compensation
• Board and committee self-evaluation
• Independent Lead Director
• Active Board oversight of strategic and business planning
• Ongoing Board orientation and education programs