Neighbourhood Pharmacies is pleased to announce the appointment of Renée St-Jean as Chair of the Board of Directors. Renée succeeds Marie-Claude Vézina, Senior Vice President and Chief Network Officer at Metro Inc., who has completed a successful two-year term as Chair.
Renée brings extensive pharmacy leadership, governance and quality experience to the role. She currently serves as Vice President, Enterprise Quality Governance – Pharmacy & Pharmacovigilance at Cencora, where she leads enterprise-wide quality frameworks that support safe, reliable and scalable pharmacy care across diverse practice settings. Renée has spent her career advancing the evolution of pharmacy practice in Canada and is widely recognized as a leading voice in the sector. Her work reflects a strong commitment to patient-centred care, collaboration and the continued advancement of pharmacy’s role in the healthcare system.
We are also pleased to announce the election of four Directors to the Board for three-year terms:
Returning Directors
Chris Dalseg
BioScript Solutions
Jon Johnson
Pharmacy Brands Canada
New Directors
Greg Shepherd, BSc(Pharm), RPh, ICD.D
Chief Executive Officer, Pharmasave West
Greg Shepherd is Chief Executive Officer of Pharmasave West, where he leads strategic growth and operational support for more than 350 independently owned Pharmasave pharmacies across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon. A pharmacist with more than 30 years of experience spanning hospital, pharma and community pharmacy ownership roles, Greg brings deep experience in executive leadership, strategic planning and pharmacy advocacy. A proven leader in corporate governance, his past Board experience includes serving as President and Board Chair of the BC Pharmacy Association. Greg holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
John Greiss
Chief Legal Officer, Sentrex Health Solutions
John brings a rare combination of expertise to the general counsel role at Sentrex. As a licensed lawyer and pharmacist in Ontario, John has over 20 years of experience working on commercial and regulatory matters for companies and regulators across the pharmaceutical supply chain. Prior to joining Sentrex, John worked at top-tier law firms in Toronto. His legal practice is enhanced by his previous experience in patient care and pharmacy operations with a national pharmacy retailer. This enables him to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder issues with precision while delivering innovative, practical solutions tailored to the needs of clients and Partners in the healthcare sector.
On behalf of Neighbourhood Pharmacies, we congratulate Renée on her appointment as Board Chair, welcome Greg and John to the Board, and thank Chris and Jon for their continued leadership and service.
We also extend our sincere thanks to our outgoing Director, Karl Frank, and continuing Board members for their ongoing commitment to advancing the work of the Association and supporting the future of community pharmacy in Canada.
Our full list of Board members can be found here.