Jeffrey Kinnaird

Jeffrey Kinnaird (EMBA) was named to the Globe and Mail’s annual list of Canada’s ‘Top 40 Under 40.’ The Toronto-based Regional Vice-President of Home Depot Canada doesn’t miss a beat when asked to describe the visionary moment that helped thrust him into his current position. As a 22-year-old Lumber Associate at Home Depot's Nanaimo, BC, store, stacking, hauling and sawing wood for clients, he looked up to watch a crew of company executives walking the floor, checking services, and remembers wanting a role like that one day. Now, only 12 years later, Jeff is exactly where he hoped to be. “Fortified” with his MBA, he oversees 105 retail stores in Ontario, Québec and Atlantic Canada, with a complement of more than 15,000 employees.