Ashley Kanary is Export Development Canada’s director of Global Agri-Food. Based in Toronto, he has an extensive agri-food background spanning 40 years, holding previous executive leadership roles, including at Lassonde Industries, a leader in the food and beverage industry, as vice-president and general manager and BCI Foods as executive vice-president and shareholder. He holds a specialization in strategy certificate from Harvard Business School with a focus on global business, strategy execution and sustainable business.