The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation, today announced the appointments of a new chair and vice-chair to the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) Board of Directors.

Glenn Mifflin has been reappointed to the board for a three-year term, and will take over the role of board chair, while Lynn Zurel will take over the role of vice-chair. Current chair Fraser Edison and vice-chair Victoria Belbin, are retiring from the board at the end of their terms.

Biographies for each of these appointees can be found in the backgrounder below. Both of these members were originally appointed based on recommendations from the Independent Appointments Commission.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation is a provincial Crown corporation responsible for regulating and managing the importation, sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and non-medicinal cannabis within the province.

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“I want to thank Fraser Edison and Victoria Belbin for their leadership and significant contributions over the past six years. They have led the NLC to record financial performances, oversaw the legalization of cannabis and made the NLC a leader in corporate governance. I wish them well on their retirements from the board. I also wish to welcome Glenn Mifflin and Lynn Zurel to their new leadership roles. They bring outstanding experience and knowledge to their new positions.”
Honourable Siobhan Coady
Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation

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BACKGROUNDER

Biographies of the New Chair and Vice-Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation Board of Directors

Glenn Mifflin
Glenn Mifflin is former Chief Executive Officer of Cuso International, an international development organization based in Canada. Before that, Mr. Mifflin spent 25 years in the downstream energy sector. He is a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee with Newfoundland Power Inc., the former Director and Secretary-Treasurer of The Rooms Foundation, and a former Director of the Newfoundland Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is an FCPA, holds an ICD.D designation and has an MBA from Queen’s University. Mr. Mifflin was appointed to NLC’s Board of Directors in July 2020 and is Chair of NLC’s Audit Committee.

Lynn Zurel
Lynn Zurel is a CPA, CA and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Ms. Zurel was appointed to NLC’s Board of Directors in September 2021 and currently serves on NLC’s Governance and Human Resources Committee and Regulatory Committee. She was recently appointed to the Memorial University of Newfoundland Board of Regents, is Chair of St. John’s Transportation Commission and serves on the Muskrat Falls Oversight Committee for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Ms. Zurel is the Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 37th Signal Regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces and has also had the privilege of serving, and continues to serve, in leadership roles on the boards of a wide variety of national, provincial and local not-for-profit organizations. Ms. Zurel also gives back to the community by investing in start up companies and the next generation of Newfoundland and Labrador entrepreneurs by providing her time, expertise and resources.