Empire Company Limited, at the AGM held on September 11, 2025 the shareholders voted Kent R. Sobey to the Board of Directors for the first time. Mr. Sobey has had a distinguished career in the media industry. He is founder and President of Farmhouse Productions Ltd., a television and media production company and serves as a corporate director of Blue Ant Media.

He previously served as a trustee of Crombie REIT for 11 years and on the advisory board of Empire Theatres Limited.