Former Home Depot exec to lead Peak Group

The Peak Group of Companies, a home renovation and outdoor living products provider that supplies more than 2,000 Home Depot stores across North America, has announced the appointment of former Executive Vice President of Merchandising of Home Depot and President of Home Depot Canada, Jeff Kinnaird, as its President and CEO, effective 1 October 2024.

From 2016 to 2020 Kinnaird was president of Home Depot Canada before becoming Executive Vice President of Merchandising for The Home Depot USA in Atlanta, from 2020 to 2023. In his new role, Kinnaird will lead Peak, and work with founder John Gross, who becomes Executive Chair, to take on the strategic future of the company that got its start in 1998.  

Jeff Kinnaird joined The Home Depot in 1996 as a lumber associate. At the time, The Home Depot had just a few dozen stores across Canada. He went on to assume progressively senior positions with Home Depot, including District Manager, Regional VP of Operations, and VP of Merchandising, earning his executive MBA from Queen's University along the way. As President of Home Depot Canada from 2016 to 2020, Kinnaird oversaw the sales and operations of 182 stores and 30,000 associates across the country. In 2020, Kinnaird moved to the Home Depot head office in Atlanta where he was named Executive Vice President of Merchandising, a position he held until 2023.