Julia Knox
Chief Technology and Analytics Officer, Empire Company Limited

Julia Knox is the Chief Technology and Analytics Officer (CTAO) and Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) for Empire Company Limited. She is responsible for Technology, Cyber Security, Enterprise Data, Advanced Analytics and the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO). She joined Empire in 2021 as SVP, Merchandising Solutions and Retail Enablement, bringing extensive retail experience as a highly accomplished executive at Giant Tiger, where she was SVP, E-Commerce and Chief Merchandising Officer for the non-food businesses, leading both merchandising and e-commerce. She also held senior roles at H-E-B Grocery Company in Texas and worked in strategy consulting at Monitor Group in Toronto and New York.  

Ms. Knox’s leadership extends to community service; she is Past Chair of the Board of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and a founding activator of Coralus, a non-profit venture capital fund supporting women entrepreneurs. She is also a member of the Advisory Council at the David Sobey Retailing Centre at St. Mary’s University and a member of the Board of Governors at GS1 Canada.

Ms. Knox holds an Honours Business Administration degree from the Ivey Business School at Western University.