Board of Directors

Prior to joining Andrew Peller Limited in 1989 as Vice-President, Sales and Marketing Planning, Mr. Peller spent the first chapter of his career practising corporate and commercial law and gaining sales and marketing experience with Nabisco Brands Inc. Through his service as Andrew Peller Limited’s President and Chief Executive Officer since 1994 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2017, Mr. Peller has made his mark on the Canadian wine industry. In 2020 his outstanding contributions were recognized with the Officer of the Order of Canada award.

Prior to her retirement as Executive Vice-President, Operations of Royal Bank of Canada, Ms. Bruder carried out several senior roles for the company, including Executive Vice-President of Business and Commercial Banking, Chief Operating Officer of the Global Wealth Management division and President of RBC Centura Banks. A former Chairperson of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian American Business Council, Ms. Bruder was inducted into the Women’s Executive Network 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada Hall of Fame. Ms. Bruder is a former Chair of the University of Guelph and Pine River Institute and currently serves as Chair of CN Rail.

As Chairman and Managing Partner of Beringer Capital, Mr. Miele is responsible for investing activities, strategic development, and oversight of Beringer’s investment portfolio. Having invested in and worked across many sectors and geographic markets throughout Canada and the U.S., Mr. Miele’s insight on his areas of expertise, which include consumer brands, ecommerce, digital media, and finance, are of great value to the Andrew Peller Limited Board.

After time practicing corporate securities law at the onset of his career, Mr. Mongeau spent seven years overseeing strategy, development, and corporate affairs at Four Seasons Hotels and more than a decade serving as Vice-Chairman of CIBC World Markets, where he was also Global Head of its M&A, Consumer Goods and Hospitality groups. In 2005, Mr. Mongeau capitalized on his extensive global experience in finance, law, marketing, and hospitality to establish Avington Financial, an investment bank now recognized as a leader in executing large, complex M&A transactions. A sought-after speaker in the areas of investment and brand value, Mr. Mongeau also served as Vice Chairman of the World Travel and Tourism Council.

Throughout the course of a very successful medical career, Dr. Peller has served on the Andrew Peller Limited Board as a Director since 1991. In addition to over two decades as a family physician, Dr. Peller has held senior consulting positions with Medcan, a Toronto-based executive medical clinic, and RBC Insurance. Dr. Peller is currently Vice Chair of the Andrew Peller Board of Directors, a position he has held since 2020.

Mr. Vimard brings extremely valuable consumer goods perspective to Andrew Peller Limited from his previous roles of Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Empire Company Ltd. and Sobeys Inc., and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of GS1 Canada. He is currently the Chairperson of KPT Inc. and a Board Member at Goodfood Market Corp and serves on audit committees for both of these organizations.