Galen G. Weston (born 19 December 1972) is a Canadian businessman and the current executive chairman of Loblaw Companies Limited

Loblaw Companies

Loblaw Companies Limited is the largest food retailer in Canada, with over 1,400 supermarkets operating under a variety of regional banners, including the namesake Loblaws. LCL is headquartered in Brampton, Ontario...

. He is the son of Willard Gordon Galen Weston

Galen Weston

Willard Gordon Galen Weston, OC, OOnt , is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He is the Chairman and President of George Weston Limited...

 and Hilary Weston

Hilary Weston

Hilary M. Weston , CM, O.Ont was the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, serving from 1997 to 2002. During her five year tenure, Mrs...

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Weston took over Loblaw Companies Ltd. in October 2006. Beforehand, he had held positions in the company for eight years and was a member on their Board of Directors. At that point the company was worth around $9 billion.

Weston has been featured in a number of recent television and radio commercials for Loblaws and its President's Choice

President's Choice

President's Choice also known as “PC,” is a private label or store brand owned by Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada’s largest food retailer. As the company’s premium line, President’s Choice includes a wide variety of grocery and household products, in addition to financial services and mobile...

 line of products. Many of these ads have focused on a new environmentally friendly

Environmentally friendly

Environmentally friendly are terms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment....

image for Loblaws, with others dealing with the semi-annual PC Insider's Report.