Liquor Control Board of Ontario

Also filed as LCBO (1996–2002).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 1,269 employees earning $100K+

Crown Agencies

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

1,269

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$173.3M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$135,779

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$123,753

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Liquor Control Board of Ontario in 2025?

George Soleas, President and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général, was paid $627,631 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 1,269 Liquor Control Board of Ontario employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $123,753.

How has Liquor Control Board of Ontario's Sunshine List changed?

Liquor Control Board of Ontario listed 10 people in 1996 and 1,269 in 2025 — 127× as many; payroll on the list went from $1.1M to $173.3M, and the median salary moved from $109,101 to $123,753.

How many Liquor Control Board of Ontario employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $109,101 in 1996 to $123,753 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199620022008201320192025
Median salary, 1996–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2025

#1George Soleas
$627,631
President and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général
#2John Summers
$379,031
Chief Retail Officer / Chef de la direction des ventes au détail
#3Nikitas Nanos
$368,123
Chief Supply Chain Officer / Chef de la direction de la chaîne d’approvisionnement
#4Geoffrey Cronin
$364,911
Chief Information Officer / Chef de la direction des technologies de l’information
#5Vanda Provato
$335,745
Chief Marketing and Digital Officer / Chef de la direction du marketing et de la stratégie numérique
#6Becky Hong
$327,367
Chief Financial Officer / Chef de la direction des finances
#7Mark Mason
$305,158
Regional Director, Eastern Region / Directeur régional ou directrice régionale, région de l’Est
#8Lori-Ann Romano
$303,234
Regional Director, Western Region / Directeur régional ou directrice régionale, région de l’Ouest
#9Barbara Keenan
$275,887
Chief People Officer / Chef de la direction des ressources humaines
#10Leslie Chong
$269,469
Assistant General Counsel / Avocat général adjoint ou avocate générale adjointe
#11Aaron Campbell
$267,160
Chief of Staff and Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Strategy and Sustainability / Chef de direction et vice-président, Affaires générales, stratégie et viabilité
#12Chris Elliott
$266,854
Regional Director, Central South Region / Directeur régional ou directrice régionale, région du Centre-Sud
#13Andrew Cogswell
$262,633
Assistant General Counsel / Avocat général adjoint ou avocate générale adjointe
#14Abhay Garg
$259,167
Vice President, Merchandising / Vice-président ou vice-présidente, Marchandisage
#15Jeremy Hope
$256,685
Vice President, Business Technology Solutions / Vice-président ou vice-présidente, Solutions technologiques opérationnelles
#16Keith Anatol
$246,633
Vice President, Information Technology Operations / Vice-président ou vice-présidente, Services opérationnels des technologies de l’information
#17Melinda Campbell
$243,755
Senior Director, Corporate Affairs / Directeur principal ou directrice principale, Affaires générales
#18Kendra Greenwood
$243,314
Regional Director, Central North Region / Directeur régional ou directrice régionale, région du Centre-Nord
#19Juan Lastra
$243,163
Vice President, Distribution and Logistics / Vice-président ou vice-présidente, Distribution et logistique
#20Geoffrey Allaire
$242,161
Vice President, Wholesale Services / Vice-président ou vice-présidente, Services de vente en gros
#21Aviva Dworkind
$240,835
Vice President, Information Technology Strategy and Management / Vice-président ou vice-présidente, Stratégie et gestion des technologies de l’information
#22Kelly Taylor
$237,694
Senior Director, Customer and Employee Engagement / Directeur principal ou directrice principale, Participation des employés et des clients
#23M. Mike Bowman
$237,360
Senior Director, Asset Management / Directeur principal ou directrice principale, Gestion des biens
#24Chris Robertson
$236,916
Senior Director, Beer, Cider and Ready-To-Drink / Directeur principal ou directrice principale, Bières, cidres et prêts-à-servir
#25Sebastiano Aruta
$236,706
Director, eCommerce Operations / Directeur ou directrice, Commerce électronique

See all 1,269 employees in 2025 →

Download CSV (2025) →Released by the Government of Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. Compiled by SunshineList.

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

George Soleas at Liquor Control Board Of Ontario had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $550,252 to $606,574, up 10.2%.

George Soleas+10.2%
President and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général
$550,252 → $606,574
Larry Neil Hopkins+30.7%
Director, Cybersecurity / Directeur ou directrice, Information et technologie en matière de cybersécurité
$165,072 → $215,818
George Boulougouris+21.1%
Senior Director, Procurement Services / Directeur principal ou directrice principale, Services d’approvisionnement
$151,828 → $183,850
Sebastiano Aruta+15.7%
Director, eCommerce Operations / Directeur ou directrice, Commerce électronique
$202,795 → $234,537
Mustafa Khwaja+19.1%
Director, Inventory Optimization / Directeur ou directrice, Optimisation des stocks
$165,081 → $196,615

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

251 people were new to Liquor Control Board of Ontario's list in 2025; 114 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people