Biography

Ms. Houde is currently serving as an independent advisor to select food companies. Ms. Houde has served on the board of directors of SunOpta, Inc. (Nasdaq: STKL) since January 2000, where she previously served as chair of the compensation committee and a member of the audit committee until November 2016. Ms. Houde served as Interim CEO for SunOpta on two occasions, from October 2016 until March 2017 and again from January to March of 2019, and was instrumental in leading a major operational turnaround. Before and between her roles as Interim CEO of SunOpta, Ms. Houde had various consulting engagements in the food industry. Prior to becoming a food industry consultant, Ms. Houde was President of Cuddy Food Products, a division of Cuddy International Corp., from January 1999 to March 2000, and was Chief Operating Officer of Cuddy International Corp. from January 1996 to January 1999. She is a member of the Board of Directors of a number of private and charitable organizations. Ms. Houde holds an Honors Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Windsor.