Saint John,
NB - May 12, 2005 - Curtis Howe, President of Mariner
Partners, Inc. today announced that Gerry Pond,
CEO of Mariner Partners was recognized as a top
50 CEO by the Atlantic Business Magazine
at their gala awards dinner in Halifax on May 11,
2005.
As Chairman and CEO
of Mariner Partners, Inc., Gerry brings over 35
years of in-depth experience in the information
and communications technology industry and is the
driving force behind the formation of Mariner Partners,
Inc. Having been the President of Aliant Telecom
and CEO of NBTel during a period of significant
deregulation in the Canadian industry, Gerry continues
to demonstrate his ability to successfully restructure
companies while delivering revenue growth and strong
operating results. Gerry has also proven to be an
innovator with such start-up IT companies as Q1
Labs and iMagicTV.
About The Top 50 CEO Award:
Throughout Atlantic Canada, there
is continuous evidence of corporate guts and glory,
of leaders and captains of industry, of people who
stand defiant against a “can’t-be-done-here”
mentality. This region has given birth to the McCains,
the Ganongs, the Irvings and the Sobeys as well
as Bowring, Cunard, Fuller, LePage, Moir, Oland,
Seaman and Stanfield.
Since 1999, Atlantic Business Magazine’s
Top 50 CEO recognition program has saluted the region’s
latest generation of corporate superstars. Nominations
come from our readers and are judged by a select
panel of business executives. Judging criteria include:
