Mélanie Kau

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Mélanie Kau is a seasoned retailer and corporate director with more than 30 years of experience in creating customer connections. As a retailer she led Naturiste, a 67-store chain of natural supplements and vitamins, to renewed profitability. As President of Mobilia, the largest independent furniture retailer in Eastern Canada, she focused on building the brand and growing the retail network to its current size, with stores in Québec and Ontario. Ms. Kau sits on the board of directors of Gildan Activewear Inc., a leading manufacturer of everyday basic apparel, where she also chairs the Corporate Governance & Social Responsibility Committee and is a member of the Compensation & Human Resources Committee.
Ms. Kau served until May of this year as Chair of the board of Aéroports de Montréal, and previously chaired its Governance and Human Resources Committee for several years. She is also currently the only independent member of the board of The Fertility Partners, a private equity backed company building a network of fertility clinics in North America, where she chairs the Human Resource Committee.
Ms. Kau is passionate about entrepreneurship. In her capacity as partner at K2 Kapital she is invested in several startups that aim to make a difference in the circular economy, targeting reusable consumption and sustainable packaging. She has received several accolades for her business acumen and entrepreneurship, including Canada’s Top 40 under 40 and the John Molson School of Business Award of Distinction.
Ms. Kau has a Master of Business Administration from Concordia and a Master of Journalism from Northwestern University.
Chair of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee

 

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Title: Ms
Surname: Kau
M/F: Female
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
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