Board of Directors

Christine Magee

Chair

Ms. Magee is Chair of Sleep Country. She co-founded Sleep Country in 1994 and served as its President until November 2014. Prior to founding Sleep Country, Ms. Magee worked in the banking industry in Commercial and Corporate lending with Continental Bank from 1982 to 1985 and National Bank from 1985 to 1994. Ms. Magee serves on the board of directors of TELUS Corporation where she is a member of the Pension Committee and Human Resources & Compensation Committee. Ms. Magee serves on the Board of Directors of Metro Inc. where she is a member of the Corporate Governance/ Corporate Responsibility Committee and HR Committee. At Trillium Health Partners, a not-for-profit organization, Ms. Magee is the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Vice-Chair of Priorities and Planning Committee, a member of the Governance & Resources Committee and a member of the Nominations Sub-Committee. Ms. Magee serves on the Advisory Council of The Talent Fund.

Past board and committee memberships include; Western University Entrepreneurship Advisory Council 2019-2021, Plan International Canada 2017-2021, Sirius XM Canada January 2014-2017, Advisory Board of the Ivey School of Business, 2010-2017, SiriusXM Canada from 2014 to 2017, Richard Ivey School of Business Western University Advisory Board from June 2010-2017, Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation Board from 2010- 2015, Advisory Board for Adrenalys from 2016 to 2017, Cott Corporation from 2004-2008 and McDonald’s Restaurants from 1999-2004, Woodbine Entertainment group from 2015 to 2022. Ms. Magee received a Honourary Doctorate of Commerce from Ryerson University. She holds an Honours Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. On July 1, 2015, Ms. Magee was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada in recognition of her significant contributions to the Canadian business community.

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John Cassaday

Director

Mr. Cassaday is a member of the Board of Sleep Country. Prior to April 2015, Mr. Cassaday served as President and CEO and as a director of Corus Entertainment Inc., a position he held since its inception in 1999. Prior to Corus, Mr. Cassaday was President and CEO of CTV Television Network and President of Campbell Soup Company in Canada and the United Kingdom. Mr. Cassaday is the Chair of Janus Henderson Group PLC and former Chair of Manulife Financial. He is also active in community affairs, principally with St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto. Mr. Cassaday has a Masters of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa from the University of Toronto and he is a member of the Order of Canada.

Mandeep Chawla

Director

Mr. Chawla is a member of the Board of Sleep Country. He is CFO of Celestica Inc. and he is responsible for overseeing the financial, accounting, investor relations,  M&A,  legal  and  communication functions in order to protect and enhance the company’s shareholder value. Mandeep began his career at General Electric. He joined Celestica Inc. in 2010 and he assumed the role of CFO in 2017. He holds a Master of Finance from Queen’s University and Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University and he is a CPA, CMA. Mandeep is also a member of the Board of Governors at Crescent School.

Andrew Moor

Director

Mr. Moor is a member of the Board of Sleep Country. He joined Equitable Bank and EQB Inc. as President and CEO in 2007. Mr. Moor is also a Director of Equitable Bank and EQB Inc. Prior to Equitable Bank, Mr. Moor was President and CEO of Invis Inc., President of SMED International and he worked as an investment banker with CIBC. Mr. Moor is a member of the Business Council of Canada, Chairman of the Banks and Trust Companies Association, a Director of the Canadian Bankers Association and a member of the Advisory Board of the Smith School of Business at Queen's University. He received his Master of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia, his Bachelor of Science. in Mechanical Engineering from University College London and he holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Stacey Mowbray

Director

Ms. Mowbray is a member of the Board of Sleep Country. She held the position of President North America with WW International (formerly Weight Watchers) where she oversaw and was a key member of the turnaround of the omnichannel health and wellness company. Prior to her work at WW, Ms. Mowbray held the position of President and CEO of Second Cup Limited from 2008 to 2014. She sat on the Second Cup Royalty Income Fund Board from 2007 to 2009. In addition, from 2008 to 2013, Ms. Mowbray was Chair and Board Director for the Coffee Association of Canada. Ms. Mowbray is currently a Board Director for the public boards of Hydro One Ltd., Currency Exchange International, dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. and the private board of Bonne O Holdings. She is also on the International Advisory Board for the Schulich School of Business - York University and on the Dean’s Advisory Council for Wilfrid Laurier University. In addition, Ms. Mowbray has held volunteer Board Director positions at Trillium Health Partners and the LCBO. Over her career, she has received numerous recognitions including Diversity Champion, Inaugural CEO in Residence for Wilfrid Laurier, Top 100 Women’s Executive Network, Top 20 Women’s Post and Schulich School of Business Outstanding Progress and Achievement Award. She holds Masters of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business – York University and she holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

David Shaw

Director

Mr. Shaw is a member of the Board of Sleep Country. He is the Founder of Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions, a national human capital firm founded in 2001 and sold in 2015 to Swiss based Adecco Group. Mr. Shaw is currently Chair of LHH Knightsbridge as well as Chair of Axsium Group Ltd. Prior to founding Knightsbridge, Mr. Shaw was President and CEO of Pepsi Cola Canada Beverages (Pepsi) from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Shaw’s career with Pepsi spanned 22 years within Canada and abroad in Australia, Singapore and Turkey. Mr. Shaw is the former Chairman of the North York General Hospital Foundation. He currently sits on the Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc. Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of two publicly traded companies — Fiera Capital Corporation and Waterloo Brewing Co. Limited.

Stewart Schaefer

Director, President & CEO

Mr. Schaefer is the President and CEO of Sleep Country and a member of the Board of Sleep Country. A leader in the sleep industry for almost three decades, Mr. Schaefer joined Sleep Country in 2006 as President of Dormez-vous, following the acquisition of Dormez-vous, and in 2014 he assumed the role of Chief Business Development Officer. In his role, he created and drove the strategic vision of the Company by leading the Company’s growth platforms and overseeing strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities. In April 2021, Mr. Schaefer was appointed President of Sleep Country and Dormez-vous playing a key role in the development and oversight of the entire leadership team. Prior to joining Sleep Country, Mr. Schaefer founded Dormez-vous in 1994 and grew the business to five stores before being acquired by Sleep Country in 2006. In 1992, he co-founded Heritage Classic Beds, a manufacturer and distributor of iron and brass beds. From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Schaefer worked as a commodity broker in Chicago, later returning to Montreal to work for Dean Witter Reynolds and Refco Futures. He studied Finance and Marketing at Concordia University in Montreal.