Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 5, 2001
GARTH MITCHELL is President and Chief Executive Officer at Mark's Work
Wearhouse Ltd. His retail career spans more than 30 years as a merchant,
commencing with senior management positions with the Hudson's Bay
Company; seven years as a founding partner and President of a successful
women's specialty chain; and seven years as the President of Department
Store and Specialty Store Divisions of Comark, the Canadian Division of
a large international retailer. Mr. Mitchell joined Mark's Work
Wearhouse Ltd. as a Senior Vice President in 1991, became Chief
Operating Officer in 1992, President and COO in 1994, and President and
CEO in 1995. Mr. Mitchell is currently Chairman of the Retail Council of
Canada, an Advisory Council member for Ryerson School of Retail
Management, and is a past member of the Advisory Council for the
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Profile
the company?
Mr. Mitchell: We opened our first store in Calgary in 1977, and went
public on the TSE in 1982. Simply put,
