Presently, John E. Pershing occupies the position of Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Mr. Pershing is also on the board of Project SUCCESS.

Mr. Pershing previously was Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at Mahwah Bergen Retail Group, Inc. and Executive Vice President-Human Capital & Legal at Best Buy Co., Inc.

Mr. Pershing received an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.