Chief Executive Officer Business Address: 374 Sidney Street, Trenton, Ontario, Canada K8V 2V2 Work

Location:
On-site Terms of employment: Permanent, full-time Wage: $165,000 – $215,000 Reports To: Board of Directors Reporting to This Position: Senior Leadership Team (Directors) About us: NOD Apiary Products is a global leader in honey bee health, best known for developing and manufacturing Formic Pro®; an effective, sustainable treatment for Varroa mites. With a strong commitment to scientific innovation, beekeeper education, and global collaboration, we support beekeeping communities worldwide in promoting hive health and sustainable apiculture. NOD Apiary Products Ltd. is a Canadian-based company with global reach. Our family of companies strives to bring the most sustainable, convenient, and effective honey bee health products to the global marketplace. We pride ourselves in being an innovative leader in the apiculture industry with a team that is passionate about our vision: *Healthy Bees. Healthy Planet.* Position Summary NOD Apiary Products Ltd. is a mission-driven, family-founded leader in honey bee health, built on a robust product, a trusted brand, and an education-first culture. The CEO serves as Chief Executive of NOD and leads the organization through its next stage: deepening market penetration, expansion of production capabilities to meet demand, and maturing the organization on a solid operational foundation. The Board delegates responsibility for management and day-to-day operations to the CEO, who has the authority to carry out those responsibilities in accordance with the direction, policies, and strategic plan approved by the Board. The role calls for disciplined financial stewardship, decisive and accountable leadership, and a leader who earns trust before making change
- operating in full partnership with, and under the oversight of the Board.

Job Description
/ Responsibilities Financial Stewardship
- Provides thoughtful financial stewardship, making disciplined capital-allocation decisions that support NOD’s long-term financial health. Reads and works fluently from financial statements; builds realistic financial pathways rather than aspirations; is willing and able to say no.
- Oversees the organization's fiscal activities
- budgeting, reporting, audit, and cash/credit management across the seasonal cycle and works with the Board to secure financing for short and long-term goals. Decision-Making & Follow-Through
- Establishes clear decision architecture: unambiguous ownership, decisions that close, and projects that are resourced or cleanly ended.
- Maintains a live, current strategic plan and drives it through to execution without churn or drift.
- Empowers the Senior Leadership Team with real decision rights and holds it accountable for results. Commercial & Market Growth
- Leads NOD's commercial strategy, prioritizing market penetration and durable market position across NOD's international markets.
- Strengthens the distributor network, brand, and go-to-market model,



including the shift toward direct fulfillment where appropriate.
- Sets and pursues a clear, resourced approach to growth and diversification aligned with the Board approved strategic plan.
- Identify, evaluate, and advance strategic opportunities for economic growth, investment, partnerships, and business development, and bring recommendations and proposed initiatives to the Board for review and approval. Operations & Management
- Provides general oversight of all NOD activities and ensures a smoothly functioning, efficient organization. Sustains product quality and organizational stability through effective standards, controls, systems, procedures, and regular evaluation.
- Oversees production, supply, research, and product operations across NOD's product lines. People & Culture
- Leads with a listener-first, approachable style; earns the team's trust before making change and honours NOD's collaborative, mission-proud culture while professionalizing how decisions are made.
- Fosters a work environment that recruits, retains, and supports quality employees, including specialist functions that run one person deep.
- Treats employee well-being as a matter of organizational structure and capacity, matching commitments to available resources. Board Partnership & Governance
- Works within a defined reporting structure and welcomes Board oversight from day one.
- Partners with the Board and Board Chair to support their governance role, focus attention on long-range strategic issues, and keep the Board accurately informed.
- Provides timely, transparent financial and strategic reporting, and brings matters appropriate for the Board forward for discussion and decision. Legal, Regulatory & Compliance
- Ensures the filing of all legal and regulatory documents and monitors compliance across every jurisdiction in which NOD operates (Canada, USA, EU, UK/Ireland, ANZ).
- Maintains compliance across Health & Safety, Environmental, and Manufacturing, and navigates differing regulatory regimes
- pesticide/biopesticide registration in North America and veterinary-medicinal-product requirements in the EU (including NOD Ireland's EU GDP obligations).
- Maintains strict regulatory compliance and does not compromise on established standards. Industry & Stakeholder Relations
- Keeps informed of developments in the global apiculture industry and maintains NOD's standing as a trusted leader in the beekeeping community.
- Serves as a principal representative of NOD to customers, distributors, regulators, and industry bodies, and remains visible on the floor and in the beekeeping community.



Qualifications / Skills The CEO demonstrates strength across the following core competencies (in approximate order of priority for this role):
- Financial stewardship — native fluency with financial statements; capital-allocation discipline and seasonality management resource allocations.
- Decision architecture and follow through — closes decisions, assigns real ownership, ends projects cleanly, andkeeps a live strategic plan without churn.
- People leadership in a small, tight culture — listener-first, approachable, ego-managed; earns trust before changing things; retains senior and specialist talent.
- Commercial / market-penetration leadership — distributor network fluency, brand building, and a view on the direct fulfillment question.
- Scale-up experience — has taken a company of comparable size to its next stage and knows what to formalize and what to leave alone.
- Regulatory and multi-jurisdiction fluency — comfortable across pesticide (North America) and veterinary-medicine (EU) regimes and ability to negotiate with regulatory officials to advance product approvals.
- Board-partnership discipline — operates inside a reporting structure and welcomes oversight. Additional attributes: Deep commitment to the mission, motivated by purpose rather than compensation alone; grounded confidence without arrogance; strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; comfort operating under active Board oversight with an engaged founder shareholder present. Education / Background
- Bachelor's degree required; a minimum of 5 years' experience in a senior management position, with demonstrated financial vigilance in a resource-constrained organization.
- Experience in a regulated manufacturing, agriculture, or life-sciences environment is a solid asset.
- Demonstrated record of empowering a management team with real decision rights and accountability.
- Familiarity with multi-jurisdiction regulatory frameworks (pesticide/biopesticide registration; veterinary medicinal products) is an asset.
- Scale-up or comparable growth-stage leadership experience preferred.
- Nice to have: beekeeping or agricultural background (an appreciation for agriculture is the baseline); background in engineering and/or science; university-partnership experience; an AI/technology-leverage posture. Additional Information
- International travel will be required; the employee should hold and maintain a valid passport.
- Willingness to reside within commuting distance of NOD's Trenton, Ontario headquarters, or to relocate.
- Maintains a flexible work schedule to meet the demands of executive management; hours may be long and irregular.
- Conveys a professional, positive image and demonstrates commitment to continued professional growth. Pay: $165,000.00-$215,000.00 per year

Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care Work

Location:
In person

📌 Chief Executive Officer (Trenton)
🏢 NOD Apiary Products
📍 Trenton