Executive Team

Mark Holly is President & Chief Executive Officer at Crombie. Prior to this appointment, Mark led the real estate business with our strategic partner, Empire Ltd., as Senior Vice President, Real Estate & Strategic Sourcing. Mark began his career with TACC Developments, where he oversaw commercial and industrial development programs. In 2006, he joined The TDL Group (Tim Hortons) and later RBI, where he led real estate strategy, successfully increasing store count by 50 percent. In 2016, Mark joined Restaurant Development Partners, the area representative and developer of Tim Hortons in Minnesota as President. Two years later, he joined the Empire team, where he developed a transformational real estate strategy, instituted a new capital management committee and governance model, and designed Empire’s 10-year implementation strategy to achieve the company’s Climate Action Plan targets. He successfully led their real estate team in the acquisition and integration of Farm Boy and Longo’s and worked closely with Crombie to create a true partnership, generating substantial value for both companies.