About TLS
Peter Singer
President & CEO
Peter leverages his 35 years of industry experience to oversee operations and sales, while providing the vision for ongoing growth.
Peter graduated with a BASc in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto, He worked at Shell Canada as a Field Engineer in the marketing department and completed an MBA from York University (now known as the Schulich School of Business), at the same time.
He joined TLS in 1977, working his way through several positions before becoming President in 1986 and CEO in 1999. When TLS sold its retail brokerage operations to Acosta in 2002, Peter was appointed as the President of Acosta Canada which was in addition to his responsibilities at TLS. Peter continued in his role with Acosta Canada until 2006 when he returned to TLS on a full time basis.
Peter has been very active in the industry, acting as a board member and, in many cases chairing many committees such as the GS1 Canada, Ontario Food Brokers Association, Canadian Food Brokers Association, Association of Sales and Marketing Companies of the US, and Canadian Grocer Magazine Editorial Board.
Among his accomplishments, Peter is exceptionally proud to have been awarded the prestigious Golden Pencil Award in 2008 from the Food Industry Association of Canada.
Peter Wagner, CA
CFO
As Chief Financial Officer, Peter oversees the back-office functions of TLS, Emblem Logistics, and Reinhart Foods including, finance, information technology, customer service, treasury and risk management, human resources, new business integrations, and merger & acquisitions.
He also oversees the retail broker management department providing clients with national syndicated sales and spending management services.
Peter’s corporate objective has been to collectively build a seamless department through systems and individuals, leveraging the uniqueness of each business unit to deliver ‘best-in-class’ services to clients and customers at cost effective rates.
Peter joined TLS in 1988 following his role as Manager of Corporate General Ledger at Nestle Canada. Prior to that, he worked at RJR MacDonald and Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst & Young). Peter earned his Chartered Accountant designation in 1982.
Rick Britton
Senior VP
Rick is responsible for information technology and value chain excellence including, customer service and daily operations of TLS’ warehouse, Emblem Logistics.
From 1997-1999, he was Director of Business Development for Information Access specializing in consultative selling of vendor managed inventory, ecommerce and supply chain EC solutions.
Prior to Information Access, Rick was Vice President, Administrative & Information Systems for over 20 years at one of Canada’s largest sales and marketing companies, responsible for information technology, logistics and customer service.
Rick serves on the Canadian GS1 Board of Directors and the FCPC Supply Chain Committee. He has also served as Co-Chair of the ECR Technology Committee, and as Chair of the Food & Drug EDI Users Group.
Over the past 30 years, Rick has been involved in sales, marketing and value chain management for hundreds of partners in the consumer packaged goods business.
Carl Marut
Director of Supply Chain Services
Prior to joining TLS in 1998, Carl worked for Oshawa Foods/Sobeys from 1986 to 1998 starting as a grocery clerk at store level, eventually working his way up to replenishment analyst for all store banners within the Sobeys’ network.
Carl has widened his responsibilities to include all freight carrier arrangements, all third party warehouse arrangements, plus full operation of Emblem Logistics.
In addition to this, Carl manages all customer service responsibilities plus all replenishment and forecasting for TLS clients.
Carl brings 25 years of grocery retail experience to table and fully enjoys the challenge of servicing both the trade and our clients.
Dave Hodson
Director of Finance
Dave oversees the business managers who are the key client service providers for TLS.
Dave’s department is responsible for coordinating with all parts of the organization and our broker partners to ensure proper execution of our clients’ strategy in the marketplace. This includes management reporting and analysis internally as well as externally to our clients, trade-spend management, and logistics cost management.
In addition to client services, Dave’s department is responsible for key corporate functions including taxation, insurance, customs, financial reporting and general accounting functions.
Prior to joining TLS in 1999, Dave came from a background in public accounting, working for Grant Thornton LLP for three years. Dave has a degree in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Tony DiMascio
Senior VP – Private Label
Tony heads up a group of talented individuals with the perfect blend of academic and emotional intelligence combined with solid relationships with all retailers across Canada.
Prior to joining TLS, Tony held senior sales positions with a number of leading National Brand and Private Label Consumer Packaged Goods companies, where he also managed and developed Space Management and Category Management. Tony is a member of the Canadian Sales and Marketing Share Group. Tony attended St. Jerome’s College specializing in motivational and life skills development programs. In his spare time, Tony is a volunteer in a long term care facility for the aged as well as finance counsel to his parish community and a member of Deer Ridge Golf and Country Club.
Tony brings over 25 years of experience turning concepts into viable private label products in all trade channels in the Canadian market.
Jim D’Hondt
President – Industrial Ingredients
Jim represents a wide range of leading ingredient suppliers that are technically innovative and highly ethical. These values have allowed TLS to remain an industry leader in the sales and marketing of food ingredients.
With a degree in Food Science from the University of Guelph, Jim has held executive positions in a number of professional affiliations including, Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) for which he served as National President, Canadian Spice Association, Glutamate Association, and Ontario Bakery Council.
For more than 39 years, Jim has worked to build mutually beneficial relationships between Canadian food manufacturers and TLS suppliers.
