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Rebecca McKillican on the TechTO stage

Rebecca McKillican

Corporate director

E-commerceTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2017

Rebecca McKillican sits on the boards of BCE and Bell Canada, appointed July 2026, and of National Bank of Canada. She ran Well.ca as CEO from 2009, turning the online health and beauty retailer profitable before McKesson acquired it in 2017, then led McKesson Canada as CEO from 2020 to 2023 through the pharmacy vaccine rollout.

On the TechTO stage ×1

First seen on the TechTO stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Rebecca

In their words

spending money on marketing just simplifies your brand your brand is the delivery of your brand promise each and every time to each and every one of your customers

TechTO, May 2017 · watch at 05:26

retail is detail and I know every other one of your businesses succeeds by the level of detail that you pay to each of your customers each of your suppliers and each of your employees

TechTO, May 2017 · watch at 06:26
A few quotes can’t cover everything Rebecca said on the TechTO stage. 1,600+ talks are searchable.Ask about Rebecca

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Quick answers

What does Rebecca McKillican do now?

She is a corporate director. She joined the boards of BCE and Bell Canada on 31 July 2026 and also serves on the board of National Bank of Canada.

What did she do at Well.ca?

She took over the struggling online retailer in 2009 and lifted sales 40% within a year, then made it profitable. McKesson acquired Well.ca in 2017; she stayed as CEO until 2019.

What did she speak about at TechTO?

"eCommerce isn't sexy (but it is fun!)" — why online retail is more complex than it looks, at the May 2017 TechTO.

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