MICHAEL ROWE HEADS HOME DEPOT CANADA

Michael Rowe has been promoted to replace Jeff Kinnaird as president of The Home Depot Canada following Kinnaird’s move to its U.S. parent The Home Depot Inc., where he serves as executive vice president of merchandising.

Kinnaird joined The Home Depot in 1996, starting in the lumber yard at the Richmond, B.C., store. He worked his way through a series of roles including store manager and district manager to become regional VP of operations in 2005. After that, he oversaw divisional product assortment and innovation as the VP of merchandising for five years until he was appointed president of the Canadian business in 2016. The new role moves him from Home Depot Canada’s head office in Toronto to the parent company’s headquarters in Atlanta.

Rowe, who joined the company in 2006, was most recently vice president of e-commerce, marketing and contractor services. In that role, he led all marketing and advertising efforts across Canada, as well as e-commerce, installation services, contractor services and strategy. Prior to that, he served as CFO for The Home Depot Canada.