John A. Pollock

John Pollock is the third generation of his family to run Kitchener-based Electrohome Ltd.

Pollock was born and raised in Kitchener, obtaining a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University. He has also received Honourary Doctor of Laws degrees from both Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo.

Pollock joined the company in 1962, was elected president in 1971 and later became chairman, president and chief executive officer. Over the years, Electrohome became an international manufacturer of home electronics beginning with phonographs, and evolving to radios, televisions, and high-resolution projection systems. The company added broadcast properties to its portfolio, including television and radio stations.

Pollock sat on the Board of Governors of Cambridge Memorial Hospital, as well as Freeport Hospital and the University of Waterloo. He has also served on the boards of many other corporations and charitable organizations including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, and St. John’s-Kilmarnock School.

He is a member of the Leadership Waterloo Region Advisory Council and a past member of the Young Presidents Organization, the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Science Council of Canada. He is currently the Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University.

Pollock and his wife Joyce have four children.