Simon Rodrigue Email Address

Co-Founder

STAPLES Canada is a retail store which provides Office Supplies, School Supplies.

Simon Rodrigue is a recognized leader in the digital transformation taking place in retail today, with over 12+ years of executive experience in the space. Most notably, Simon is the former SVP of eCommerce for Walmart Canada where he was responsible for all aspects of the online business, digital marketing, and integration with all stores in Canada. During this time, in addition to rapidly growing the business, he introduced lockers (store pickup) and grocery home shopping to the Canadian market. Simon was also the VP of Site Experience and Product Management North America as well as General Manager of Canada at Travelocity. He was also an Associate Vice President of eCommerce at Sears Canada and held several operational and merchandising leadership roles within The Home Depot Canada before serving as their Senior Manager of eCommerce and Interactive Marketing launching Homedepot.ca into the Canadian marketplace. He also served as a Senior Business and Marketing Consultant with Nortel Networks Global Services, enabling start-ups and aiding Fortune 50 companies to develop global emerging business strategies. Currently, Simon is a Co-Founder of InstantTeas.com, an eCommerce based instant tea company and sits on the advisory boards for Sweet Tooth, an online rewards platform for eCommerce and Urbery, a direct to consumer solution for retailers and CPGs. Simon received his education from Carleton University in 2000 with a degree in Corporate Finance and is also a CFA Charterholder.Specialties: Digital Transformation, Executive Leadership, Agile Management Practices, Retail, Digital Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain Management for B2C direct businesses, High Growth Companies, P&L Management, Emerging business models, High Performace Team Building.