Judi Richardson
Member of the Board of Directors
Principal of Richardson Management Inc.

Ms. Richardson has a rich and diverse entrepreneurial and marketing background that spans over 20 years. In February 2001, she was appointed as KREMEKO's Vice President of Marketing and Business Development and later spearheaded the record-breaking launch of the Krispy Kreme brand in Canada.

Previously, she served as the Director of Marketing for Canada and the Pacific Northwest for Starbucks Coffee Company. Earlier in her career, Ms. Richardson held management and executive positions at Dairyworld Foods, Scott Paper Ltd., and the A.C. Nielsen Company of Canada Ltd.

Ms. Richardson is currently the principal of Richardson Management Inc., a strategic consulting company specializing in business strategy development, planning and analysis. She currently sits on the Boards of 1-800-Got-Junk, Nurse Next Door and North Star Montessori Elementary, and has previously held advisory, board, and committee positions with Kids Now, Jugo Juice, the BC Chapter of American Marketing Association, and BC Children's Hospital Foundation, among others.

Ms. Richardson has an MBA from York University and is a former member of the Canadian National Ski Team.