Our Governance
As an industry-directed association, GS1 Canada has a robust governance structure with a
variety of boards, councils, committees and community groups including a Board of Governors and three industry
boards, each with distinct roles and responsibilities.
These groups are made up of a cross-section of subject matter experts from Canada’s business
landscape, designed to represent trading partners and organizations of all scale across industries,
including brand owners, manufacturers, broker/distributors, retailers, operators, pharmacies, hospitals,
industry associations and industry advisors, all providing the expertise needed to guide our work.
Our governance structure ensures that we are continuously able to support organizations of all sizes as a
neutral partner, driving the industry forward as a whole by addressing non-competitive issues through
the implementation of non-proprietary standards and solutions.
Leading GS1 Canada’s efforts are CEO and President, Eileen Mac Donald and a team of senior executives.
Our Board of Governors oversees the financial and strategic direction for the organization.
It also oversees the management of our three industry boards.
Our industry boards represent organizations of all types and sizes and are composed of industry
leaders across a variety of companies.
Our councils and committees are composed of senior leaders and business experts from Canadian
industry.
CEO and President, Eileen Mac Donald and our senior executive team lead GS1 Canada.
Through collaboration with our councils, committees and Community Groups we develop
non-competitive solutions to support the industries we serve. Find out more about our unique
community management role.
Feedback from our users is critical in ensuring we continue to deliver value to industry and
the industries we serve. Find out more about how you can get involved in our work groups,
technical groups, task groups and focus groups.