Ron J. Mac Donell

Following an earlier career in Sales Executive positions with IBM, SDL and DataCrown, Ron embarked on a career founding IT Services and Software companies.

The first of these companies, The Exocom Group, a national IT Services company, was acquired in 2001 by MTS, a Canadian telecom services company, as the foundation of its entry into the IT Services marketplace. The second company, Alacris, a software company, developed a leading digital certificate and smart card management system and was acquired by Microsoft in 2006. The third company, Avaleris, an IT Services company, specializing in Identity and Cybersecurity, was acquired by PwC in 2021.

Ron’s strength is his ability to attract highly capable individuals and build effective multidisciplinary teams, working in a highly collaborative manner, to fulfill a well-articulated vision in a planned and controlled manner.

Ron’s holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the National University of Ireland and a Master of Business Administration degree from McMaster University.