Home About Us Board of Directors Nomination Criteria Nomination Form Contact Us Ronald D. Southern Founder / Leadership, Chairman of the Board, ATCO Ltd. Calgary, Alberta You must have Windows Media 9 or above to see the video above. Click here to download the free player. In 1947 Ron Southern and his father each invested $2,000 in the original Alberta Trailer Hire Co., which later became ATCO Ltd. Mr. Southern completed a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alberta in 1953 and began to work full time for the company. Mr. Southern is credited with transforming the company to what it is today - one of Canada's premier corporations, with assets of approximately $7.7 billion and employing more than 7,000 persons. The ATCO Group is engaged in electric power generation, transmission and distribution; natural gas transportation, processing and distribution; technical services and facilities management; call centre and billing services; workforce housing and industrial noise abatement. Mr. Southern remains chairman and majority shareholder of ATCO. ATCO wasn't Ronald's only dream. In 1976 Ronald and his wife, Marg founded the Spruce Meadows, a world-class equestrian facility. Over the years, Spruce Meadows has developed into one of the finest show jumping venues in the world. Ronald Southern has received many prestigious honours and awards over the years including Canada's highest civilian honour when he was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1986 and in 1995 Mr. Southern was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. Induction Category: Leadership Home | About Us | Board of Directors | Nomination Criteria | Nomination Form | Contact Us © Canadian Manufacturing Hall of Fame: 2000 Talbot Road W.- Box 43, Windsor, ON N9A 6S4 Phone: 519-972-2382 - Fax: 519-972-2733 - E-mail info@cmhof.ca Premier Sponsors: Cocktail Sponsor:

Announcing the 2009 Canadian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Inductees: (click the names below for their biographies) John L. Bragg Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd. Oxford, Nova Scotia Steve F. Krar Educator, Trainer, Author Welland, Ontario Dr. John S. MacDonald MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Burnaby, British Columbia Placide Poulin MAAX Inc. Sainte-Marie de Beauce, Quebec Peter Lymburner Robertson* Robertson Inc. Milton, Ontario * Deceased Gavin Semple Brandt Group of Companies Regina, Saskatchewan An induction ceremony and dinner will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor, Ontario Click here for 2006 & 2007 Inductees