Lindsay St. Jean
Vice President, Trade Development
Lindsay St Jean is the Vice President of Trade Development - Canada.
Previous to her role within Breakthru Beverage Lindsay gained diverse experience in brand marketing, trade marketing, on-premise chain account management and national sales, holding various leadership positions within the industry at Diageo Canada, Modelo Molson Imports, AB InBev - Labatt and Pernod Ricard - Corby. During her 14 years she has led National teams as National Commercial Manager, Sr. Manager National Accounts, Sr. Manager Trade Marketing and Director On-premise Strategic Channel Development. Her cross functional leadership experience makes Lindsay well equipped to execute the trade strategy.
In addition, she was co-chair for one of Breakthru’s first associate resource groups 2021-2022, Women Who Breakthru – a community designed to create a space of representation, inclusion, and support for women to engage and grow.
Lindsay is extremely passionate about authentic mentorship and spends her spare time coaching women in the industry through career advancement as well as connecting her network with top talent who have migrated to Canada from abroad.
Kermit Grant
Vice President, Human Resources
Leading the Company’s people agenda, Kermit is a seasoned Human Resource Professional with over 18 years HR experience . He joined the Breakthru Beverage team from Diageo Canada where he provided HR Business Partner services for the sales and marketing team across the country.
Ian Buchanan
Senior Director of Business Analytics
Ian Buchanan joined Breakthru Beverage after his successful tenure at Brown-Forman Canada as their commercial business manager. He has already built a long career in the alcohol industry, having served in various positions for more than 12 years at Corby Distilleries, including commercial insights manager and manager of business analysis. His strong passion for analytics and solid experience as a commercial leader make him an invaluable part of the culture at Breakthru Beverage Canada. Outside of the office, Buchanan is an active volleyball player and an avid runner who has completed four marathons.