Distinguished Leader

The Distinguished Leader Lecture Series honours leaders from the business community and offers students the opportunity to learn from these outstanding individuals.

Julie Dell’Aniello, President, Martin Brower Canada

2024 Distinguished Leader

Julie Dell’Aniello

President, Martin Brower Canada

About Julie Dell’Aniello

President of Martin Brower Canada, a global supply chain solutions provider, Julie Dell’Aniello leads a team of more than 1,100 associates, across seven distribution centres, in delivering exceptional service for the company’s customers.

Throughout her career in supply chain and operations, Julie Dell’Aniello has a proven track record of leading through change and building resilient high-performing teams. She joined Martin Brower Canada in 2018 as Director, Supply Chain, and was soon promoted to Vice-President, Supply Chain, before she moved into her role of president in 2021.

Dell’Aniello has a passion for people and making a meaningful difference in the lives of her team members. For the past four years – with Julie at the helm – Martin Brower has achieved Great Place to Work Certification™ and in 2024 was on the list of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ in Transportation & Logistics.

Julie Dell’Aniello is President of Martin Brower Canada – a global supply chain solutions provider. In this role, she leads a team of more than 1,100 associates, across seven distribution centres, in delivering exceptional service for the company’s customers.

Throughout her career in supply chain and operations, Julie has a proven track record of leading through change and building resilient high-performing teams.

She joined Martin Brower Canada in 2018 where she led the Supply Chain team as Director, Supply Chain. Shortly after, she was promoted to Vice-President, Supply Chain, and her responsibilities were expanded to include all aspects of supply and demand planning, customer experience and North American freight management. In 2021, she moved into her role of president.

Julie has a passion for people and making a meaningful difference in the lives of her team members. For the past four years – with Julie at the helm – Martin Brower has achieved Great Place to Work Certification™ and in 2024 was on the list of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ in Transportation & Logistics. These achievements recognize organizations that create an outstanding employee experience and an amazing workplace culture.

Julie started her career in Montreal after completing an Engineering degree from McGill University. She then moved to New York City to take a position as a Staff Engineer for Joseph E. Seagram & Sons before returning to Toronto. She worked in several progressive roles in manufacturing for Cascades and Canada Bread (Grupo Bimbo) before expanding her expertise in supply chain.

Julie recently completed her Executive Master of Business Administration from University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. She currently serves on the board of directors for Ronald McDonald House Charities South Central Ontario and is the Canadian Chair of McDonald’s Supplier Advisory Council.

Past Recipients

YearHonoreeTitle
2023Michèle BoudriaPresident & Chief Executive Officer, McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada
2021Margaret KenequanashCEO of Wataynikaneyap Power
2020Bonnie Lysyk 13th Auditor General of Ontario
2019Michael Lee-ChinFounder and Chairman, Portland Holdings, and Chairman and CEO, Mandeville Private Client Inc.
2018Julia DeansCEO, Habitat for Humanity
2017Deepak ChopraFormer President and CEO, Canada Post
2016Martine IrmanVice Chair, TD Securities and Senior Vice President, TD Bank Group
2015Rossana MagnottaFounder and CEO, Magnotta Winery
2014Len PennachettiPresident and Founding Partner, Cave Spring Cellars
2013Ned GoodmanFounder and CEO, Dundee Corporation and Dundee Wealth, Chancellor, Brock University
2011Donald ZiraldoChairman, Ziraldo Estate Winery
2010Galen G. WestonExecutive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Limited
2009Michael McCainPresident and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
2008John McCall MacBainFounder and President, McCall MacBain Foundation
2007Paul HouseChairman, CEO and President TDL Group Corp (Tim Hortons)