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home hardware announces With over 20 years of supply chain About Home Hardware Stores Limited
Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada’s
peter ferreira as vice president, industry expertise, Peter held progressive largest Dealer-owned hardware, lumber,
roles with PepsiCo Canada where he most
distribution recently oversaw national distribution building materials, and furniture home
operations. At the helm of Home Hardware’s improvement retailer with close to 1,100 stores
distribution team, Peter will utilize his under the Home Hardware, Home Building
considerable project management skills, Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre, and
understanding of warehouse technology, Home Furniture banners. Founded in 1964
and award- winning leadership techniques to in rural St. Jacobs, Ontario, Home Hardware
support the organization’s growth strategy. remains 100% Canadian owned and operated.
“At Home Hardware, the community we Through the Home Hardware network, Dealer-
create is crucial to our success. Not only Owners have extensive distribution and
Home Hardware Stores does Peter have the perfect experience for marketing capabilities as well as access to
Limited is pleased this position, but he is also well-known for thousands of quality, brand name and private
to announce the motivating and inspiring the people around label products. Home Hardware Stores Limited
appointment of Peter him. He’s an incredible addition to Home has received designation as one of Canada’s
Ferreira to the newly Hardware’s leadership team,” says John Best Brands and Best Managed Companies and
created position, Vice Dyksterhuis, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Home is committed to helping Canadians with all of
President, Distribution, Hardware Stores Limited. their project needs. More information about the
effective March 27. “I’m thrilled to be joining such a well- company is available at homehardware.ca.
Reporting directly to the Chief Supply known Canadian company,” says Peter
Chain Officer, Peter will be accountable for all Ferreira. “Home Hardware has a reputation
of Home Hardware’s distribution operations, of excellence, and I look forward to being a
facilities, and equipment. He will also execute driving force in their distribution strategy;
the national distribution strategy related to building on their already successful processes
processes, planning, standardization, product that customers trust.”
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