Michael H. McCain is the Executive Chair of Maple Leaf Foods, a prominent Canadian food company with annual sales exceeding $5 billion, renowned for its commitment to sustainability. With a career spanning decades in the food industry, he began at McCain Foods in the late 1970s and joined Maple Leaf Foods in 1995, later serving as CEO until May 2023. Michael is recognized as a driving force behind Maple Leaf’s transformation into a leading sustainable protein company, marked by its pioneering initiatives like becoming the world’s first major carbon-neutral food company in 2019. He is also a passionate advocate of stakeholder capitalism and has established impactful charitable organizations like the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security and Daymark Foundation. In addition to his leadership at Maple Leaf Foods, Michael holds key roles in various foundations and organizations, contributing to broader community and industry initiatives.
