Board of Directors
Indigo's board members bring together a wealth of business knowledge and a diversity of business experience. In line with Indigo's high corporate governance standards, eight of Indigo's ten directors are independent.

Heather Reisman — Chair & Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Reisman has been Chief Executive Officer of Indigo since February 4, 2001. She has also been Chair, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indigo and its predecessors. Prior to the merger of Indigo and Chapters, Ms. Reisman was Chief Executive of Indigo Books & Music Inc. Ms. Reisman is also the chair of Kobo Inc.



Bonnie Brooks — Director
Bonnie Brooks is the President and CEO of The Bay, Hudson’s Bay Company. Ms. Brooks has spent more than 25 years building prestige retail formats around the world, including Holt Renfrew, Lane Crawford, Harvey Nichols, and leading designer brand stand-alone stores in Asia. Most recently, Ms. Brooks was the President of the Lane Crawford Joyce Group based in Hong Kong. She has also served as Editor-in-Chief of FLARE, Canada’s largest fashion and lifestyle magazine. Ms. Brooks holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.



Frank Clegg — Director
Frank Clegg was President of Microsoft Canada Co. from September, 2000 to January, 2005. Prior to that he was Vice President, Central Region of Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Clegg is also a member of the board of directors of Kobo Inc. Mr. Clegg is a member of the Indigo Audit and HR & Compensation Committees.



Jonathan Deitcher — Director
Jonathan Deitcher is an investment advisor with RBC Dominion Securities where he has been employed since 1977. He served as a Director at RBC from November 2000 to September 2003. Mr. Deitcher has been a Vice-President at RBC since August 2004. Mr. Deitcher is a member of Indigo’s Corporate Governance Committee.



Mitchell Goldhar — Director
Mitchell Goldhar is the owner of SmartCentres, a private real estate development company. SmartCentres has developed over 210 shopping centres across Canada in the last 15 years. Mr. Goldhar holds a B.A. in Political Science from York University and is in his 10th year as an adjunct professor with the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust and the Sick Kids Foundation.



James Hall — Director
Mr. Hall is President & CEO of James Hall Advisors Inc., a financial advisory firm. Mr. Hall is a director of Global Credit Pref Corp. and Immunovaccine Inc. and was, until March 2009, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Journal Register Company. Mr. Hall is Chair of Indigo’s Human Resources and Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee.



Michael Kirby — Director
From January 1984 to October 2006 Michael Kirby was a member of the Senate of Canada. From 1994 to 1999, he was the Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce. From 1999 to 2006 he was the Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. Mr. Kirby is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Chair of the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee of Just Energy Income Fund and Chair of the Board of Immunovaccine Inc. Mr. Kirby is Indigo’s Lead Director, the chair of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committees and is a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.



Bruce Mau — Director
Bruce Mau is the Chief Creative Officer of Bruce Mau Design. As the creative force driving studios in Chicago and Toronto, Mau recognizes that the complex challenges of the future demand innovation across disciplines and industries. Clients of BMD include Coca-Cola, Frank Gehry, Herman Miller, Arizona State University, MOMA, McDonalds, MTV, New Meadowlands Stadium and Shaw Industries among others. Since founding his studio in 1985, Mau has used design and optimism to originate, innovate, and renovate businesses, brands, products, and experiences.



Anne Marie O’Donovan — Director
Anne Marie O'Donovan, FCA - Director. Anne Marie O'Donovan is the Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer for Scotia Capital. She is responsible for finance, technology, operations, strategy and governance for the wholesale and capital markets businesses of Scotiabank. Ms O'Donovan was previously a partner with Ernst & Young, and is a member of the Risk Oversight and Governance Board of the CICA. She holds an HBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Ms O'Donovan is a member of Indigo Audit Committee.



Gerald Schwartz — Director
Mr. Schwartz founded Onex Corporation, one of North America’s oldest & largest Private Equity firms, in 1984. Mr. Schwartz is presently the chairman and chief executive officer of Onex and a director of Celestica Inc. Mr. Schwartz was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2004 and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006