Rick Young
Algonquin College
Business Marketing, 1978
Senior Vice-President, Operations, Supply Chain and Purchasing, Maple Leaf Foods
Rick Young is the senior vice president of operations, supply chain and purchasing with Maple Leaf Foods. Over a successful career spanning more than 30 years, he worked his way up from the shop floor to the executive team. He has learned everything about the company from the inside out, and as a leader used his extensive experience to help positively change the trajectory of Maple Leaf Foods in one of the most significant supply chain transformations in the North American food industry.