George Weston's CEO is Galen Weston, appointed in Jan 2017, has a tenure of 9.33 years. total yearly compensation is CA$7.21M, comprised of 13.9% salary and 86.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.78% of the company’s shares, worth $999.23M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.3 years and 8.6 years respectively.
Key information
Galen Weston
Chief executive officer
CA$7.2m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
13.87%
CEO tenure
9.3yrs
CEO ownership
3.8%
Management average tenure
8.3yrs
Board average tenure
8.6yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Galen Weston's remuneration changed compared to George Weston's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
CA$7m
CA$1m
CA$962m
Oct 04 2025
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Jun 14 2025
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Mar 22 2025
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Dec 31 2024
CA$7m
CA$1m
CA$1b
Oct 05 2024
n/a
n/a
CA$613m
Jun 15 2024
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Mar 23 2024
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Dec 31 2023
CA$12m
CA$1m
CA$1b
Oct 07 2023
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Jun 17 2023
n/a
n/a
CA$2b
Mar 25 2023
n/a
n/a
CA$2b
Dec 31 2022
CA$12m
CA$1m
CA$2b
Oct 08 2022
n/a
n/a
CA$2b
Jun 18 2022
n/a
n/a
CA$2b
Mar 26 2022
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Dec 31 2021
CA$11m
CA$1m
CA$709m
Oct 09 2021
n/a
n/a
CA$555m
Jun 19 2021
n/a
n/a
CA$606m
Mar 27 2021
n/a
n/a
CA$269m
Dec 31 2020
CA$9m
CA$1m
CA$913m
Oct 03 2020
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Jun 16 2020
n/a
n/a
CA$862m
Mar 21 2020
n/a
n/a
CA$1b
Dec 31 2019
CA$9m
CA$1m
CA$198m
Compensation vs Market: Galen's total compensation ($USD5.27M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.79M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Galen's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Galen Weston (52 yo)
9.3yrs
Tenure
CA$7,210,160
Compensation
Mr. Galen G. Weston, B.A. M.B.A. has been Chief Executive Officer of George Weston Limited since January 18, 2017 and has been its Chairman since September 2016. He has been a Non-Independent Director of G...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Galen Weston
Chairman & CEO
9.3yrs
CA$7.21m
3.78% $ 999.2m
Richard Dufresne
President & CFO
14.2yrs
CA$6.73m
0.010% $ 2.7m
Roy MacDonald
Group Vice President of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Andrew Bunston
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
8.3yrs
no data
0% $ 0
Anemona Turcu
Senior VP & Group Chief Risk Officer
6.8yrs
no data
no data
Jeff Gobeil
Senior VP & Group Head of Tax
5.8yrs
no data
no data
Barry Columb
Executive VP of Loblaw & President of President's Choice Financial
no data
CA$5.12m
no data
Katie McCullam
Chief Strategy Officer
no data
no data
no data
Anna Filipopoulos
Chief Talent Officer
no data
no data
0.000070% $ 18.5k
Lina Taglieri
Senior VP & Group Head Controller
7.3yrs
no data
no data
John Williams
Senior VP & Group Treasurer
10yrs
no data
no data
Rael Diamond
President & CEO of Choice Properties
no data
CA$4.19m
no data
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WNGR.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Galen Weston
Chairman & CEO
10.2yrs
CA$7.21m
3.78% $ 999.2m
Gordon Nixon
Independent Lead Director
11.5yrs
CA$376.50k
0.0040% $ 1.0m
M. Harris
Independent Director
4yrs
CA$695.00k
0.0013% $ 341.4k
Barbara Stymiest
Independent Director
15.3yrs
CA$435.00k
0.0016% $ 420.8k
Nancy H. Lockhart
Independent Director
7yrs
CA$457.00k
0.0015% $ 410.2k
Cornell Wright
Non-Independent Director
4yrs
CA$735.00k
0.00070% $ 185.3k
8.6yrs
Average Tenure
67.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WNGR.F's board of directors are considered experienced (8.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/11 12:29
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/08 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
George Weston Limited is covered by 15 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.