Vice President, Store Development and Real Estate
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
As LCBO’s vice president of store development and
real estate, Jackie Bonic was the driving force for developing
and implementing LCBO’s store network strategy to
meet the needs of communities of all sizes across Ontario
and to help achieve LCBO’s strategic and business
goals. Reporting to the president and CEO, she leads a
team of professionals responsible for the planning, location,
design, construction, and maintenance of more than 600 retail locations
as well as corporate office facilities. Bonic is responsible
for ensuring that LCBO gets a superior
return on its capital investment in its store network through improved customer satisfaction
and significant sales increases.
Since 1995, LCBO stores have received more than 52 major
awards for store design, including several NASFM Retail
Design Awards. Bonic's background includes directing
design and development for high-rise residential at Bramalea Ltd. and serving as
a partner at interior design firm Ellman-Bonic. Inc. She has been a part-time instructor in
Retail Design &
Professional Practice at the Ontario College of Art and
Design.