Ron is a former Chief Financial Officer of Emera Inc. and, prior to that, Maritime Tel and Tel before the merger creating Bell Aliant. Early in his career, he was with Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst and Young) for 16 years, where he was involved with insolvency work for a variety of industries.
Ron serves on a variety of boards and committees in the private, public and voluntary sectors. He is a director of Alamos Gold Inc. and PRO Real Estate Investment Trust, both traded on the TSX. Ron is a member of the Nova Scotia Business Inc. Board of Directors. He also sits on the Acadia University Board of Governors, where he served as Chair from 2004-2009 and he is the National Board Chair of The Arthritis Society. Furthermore, he was a member of the CPP Investment Board from 2002-2012.
Ron was appointed Chair of the Public Service Superannuation Plan Trustee Inc. in 2013.