TORONTO, June 7, 2023
/CNW/ - Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX: IDG), Canada's largest book and lifestyle retailer,
announces that Heather Reisman will
be retiring and stepping down as Executive Chair and as a director
of Indigo, effective August 22, 2023.
"The time has come for me to retire from an active role at
Indigo," said Heather Reisman,
Executive Chair, Indigo. "Deciding when it is time to move on is
one of the toughest decisions a Founder must make, but I know this
is the right moment for me. I firmly believe the Indigo family,
spanning from coast to coast, is the best in the business, and the
Company has a bright future. Building Indigo over the past 25 years
has been the adventure of a lifetime. As I embark on this new
chapter, I will be rooting for the Company every step of the
way."
In addition, Frank Clegg,
Howard Grosfield, Anne Marie O'Donovan and Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa
have all stepped down as directors of Indigo. In the case of Dr.
Oriuwa, she indicated that she was resigning as a director because
of her loss of confidence in board leadership and because of
mistreatment. Indigo wishes the departing directors well and thanks
each of them for their contributions during their tenure on the
Board.
About Indigo Books & Music
Inc.
Indigo is a publicly traded Canadian company listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (IDG). Indigo is Canada's leading book and lifestyle retailer,
offering a curated assortment of books, gifts, baby, kids, wellness
and lifestyle products, that support their customers every day and
at key life stages by simplifying their journey to live with
intention. Indigo believes in real books, in living life fully and
generously, in being kind to each other and that stories – big and
little – connect us.
The Company supports a separate registered charity, called the
Indigo Love of Reading Foundation (the "Foundation"), which is
committed to addressing educational inequality, and more
specifically the literacy crisis in Canada. The Foundation runs two annual
national granting programs: the Literacy Fund Grant, which is a
multi-year grant provided to high-needs schools across the country;
and the Adopt a School program, a grassroots fundraising initiative
that unites Indigo, its retail stores, Indigo's staff, local
schools, and their communities. In the wake of the COVID-19
pandemic and the unprecedented nation-wide school closures, the
Foundation committed $1.0 million to
provide books to families in need. With the support of the Company,
its customers, employees, and suppliers, the Foundation has
committed over $35.0 million to more
than 3,500 high-needs elementary schools across Canada since 2004. The Foundation is dedicated
to raising awareness about the critical importance of children's
literacy while providing essential literary support to high-needs
children across Canada.
To learn more about Indigo, please visit the "Our Company"
section at indigo.ca.
SOURCE Indigo Books & Music
Inc.