Bob Espey
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bob joined Parkland in November 2008 as Vice President Retail Markets and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2010. He brings business leadership and optimization experience from senior roles across a variety of industries. Prior to joining Parkland, Bob spent three years with FisherCast Global where he was the executive in charge of worldwide sales and marketing, and was ultimately promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Bob was also Vice President of Algonquin Automotive, a tier one automotive supplier, where he led the reengineering of key supply chains to significantly reduce costs, and led a joint venture startup in nano-technology for the firm. Bob also spent six years in London, England, primarily with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), where he worked with multinational clients including Alstom Transport, Airbus, Bata Shoes, Kvaerner Engineering and Meggit Defence in CSC's strategy and change management practice. Mr. Espey was also a partner with What If Impact, a London based innovation consultancy where he worked with Coca Cola, Shell, Unilever and the BBC. Bob's background includes four years in the Canadian Navy as a commissioned officer, a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the Royal Military College and a Masters in Business Administration from the Ivy School of Business, University of Western Ontario.