Ron Gaudet to Speak at Leadercast Windsor Essex

Ron Gaudet, B.A., B.Ed., Ec.D (F)

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Ron Gaudet is one of Canada’s leading economic development executives with more than twenty years of proven leadership in community economic development.  During his career, Mr. Gaudet has successfully overseen the development and implementation of three community-based strategic plans, which have contributed to the creation of more than 16,000 jobs.

As past President and CEO of the Greater Moncton Economic Development Commission, Ron lead Moncton’s transformation from a community experience business closures and mounting unemployment, to one boasting the fastest growing economy and population in Eastern Canada. These successes have resulted in Mr. Gaudet being a recipient of various awards including:

• “Canadian Economic Developer of the Year”
• “Canada’s Top 40 under 40”
• “Top 50 Atlantic Canadian CEO’s”

Mr. Gaudet assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer for the WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation on February 1, 2010, and immediately initiated a series of consultations resulting in the roll out of his fourth-community based strategic plan on February 9, 2011.

Through public consultation and community partnerships, the Windsor-Essex Region is now focused on 9 sector groups and 10 regional objectives.  A region known for its manufacturing capabilities, particularly in the automotive sector, is now positioning itself as a global player in several other sectors.

Ron is an Executive Member of Southwest Economic Alliance (SWEA), and has consulted on several economic development initiatives throughout Canada and the U.S.  Ron holds a fellowship in Economic Development from the University of Waterloo and the Economic Developers Association of Canada.