Galen Weston, Jr.

Willard Galen Garfield Weston (born December 19, 1972), known as Galen Weston Jr. or Galen G. Weston, is an Irish-Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Weston family. He serves as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of George Weston Limited, as well as executive chairman and president of Loblaw Companies Limited. He is the second child and only son of Galen Weston and Hilary Weston. Early life and education Weston was born on December 19, 1972, in Dublin, Ireland, where his father Galen Weston had relocated to in the 1960s. Weston's father originally moved to Dublin to start up a supermarket chain. He married Hilary Frayne there in 1966 and had two children, Alannah and Galen. The Westons relocated to Canada in 1974. Weston grew up in Toronto, Ontario, where he attended Upper Canada College. He subsequently received his bachelor's from Harvard University and his Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University. Career Weston succeeded his father to become the executive chairman of Loblaw Companies Limited in October 2006. Previously, he had held positions in the company for eight years and was a member of its board of directors. At that point, the company was worth around $9.5 billion. Since becoming chairman of Loblaw, Weston has featured in a number of television and radio commercials for Loblaw and its brands, similar to Dave Nichol who had been the spokesman for Loblaw in the 1980s.