Ronald Alepian
Encyclopedia
Ronald Alepian is Vice President and Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/streetwise/tmx-hires-nortel-marketing-executive/article1179753/ for the TMX Group, which owns Toronto Stock Exchange
, TSX Venture Exchange
, Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), Montreal Exchange
, Boston Options Exchange
(BOX), among others. In February of 2011, TMX Group announced plans to merge with London Stock Exchange Group.
He is known as the founder of CYMA - Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia
, which he did with the cooperation and support of the late Senator Jacques Hébert (Canadian politician)
and the late Senator Shirley Maheu
, both of whom sat on CYMA
's honorary Board of Directors
. CYMA operated with the active guidance of Archbishop Hovnan Derderian
, then Canadian head of the Armenian Church.
Prior to TMX, he was head of communications for Nortel
(he was also point man with the media during Nortel's bankruptcy proceedings) and of Bell Canada
where he was widely quoted in the media, particularly during Bell's proposal to convert to an income trust in 2006. At Bell, he reported to Bill Fox, former head of communications for Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
.
Toronto Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in Canada, the third largest in North America and the seventh largest in the world by market capitalisation. Based in Canada's largest city, Toronto, it is owned by and operated as a subsidiary of the TMX Group for the trading of senior equities...
, TSX Venture Exchange
TSX Venture Exchange
The TSX Venture Exchange is a stock exchange in Canada. It is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and has offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. All trading through the Exchange is done electronically, so the Exchange does not have a "trading floor"...
, Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), Montreal Exchange
Montreal Exchange
The Montreal Exchange or MX is a derivatives exchange, located in Montreal, that trades futures contracts and options on equities, indices, currencies, ETFs, energy and interest rates. Since 1965, it has been located in the Tour de la Bourse , Montreal's third-tallest building...
, Boston Options Exchange
Boston Options Exchange
Boston Options Exchange Group, LLC is an automated stock exchange owned and operated by the TMX Group. As an equity options market, it provides electronic order matching services to stock brokers and traders.- Overview :...
(BOX), among others. In February of 2011, TMX Group announced plans to merge with London Stock Exchange Group.
He is known as the founder of CYMA - Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia
Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia
CYMA - Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia - is a volunteer run humanitarian and student exchange program in support of the Republic of Armenia created by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian and Ronald Alepian.- Program Description :...
, which he did with the cooperation and support of the late Senator Jacques Hébert (Canadian politician)
Jacques Hébert (Canadian politician)
Jacques Hébert, OC was a Canadian author, journalist, publisher, Senator, and world traveler having visited more than 130 countries.-History:...
and the late Senator Shirley Maheu
Shirley Maheu
Shirley Maheu was a Canadian politician.A resident of Saint-Laurent, Quebec since 1965, where she operated a successful insurance brokerage firm in partnership with her husband Renė Maheu, Senator Maheu was a founding member of the Saint-Laurent Chamber of Commerce and served as its first...
, both of whom sat on CYMA
Cyma
Cyma may refer to either:* A style of molding* Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon and MTV Networks' Kids & Family Group* CYMA – Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia, a Canadian-run humanitarian program...
's honorary Board of Directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
. CYMA operated with the active guidance of Archbishop Hovnan Derderian
Hovnan Derderian
Archbishop Hovnan Derderian is the youngest Armenian clergyman to have been elevated to the rank of Archbishop. Born in Beirut, Derderian studied at the Antelias Seminary and the Seminary of the Holy See in Etchmiadzin, Armenia...
, then Canadian head of the Armenian Church.
Prior to TMX, he was head of communications for Nortel
Nortel
Nortel Networks Corporation, formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, was a multinational telecommunications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada...
(he was also point man with the media during Nortel's bankruptcy proceedings) and of Bell Canada
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
where he was widely quoted in the media, particularly during Bell's proposal to convert to an income trust in 2006. At Bell, he reported to Bill Fox, former head of communications for Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Brian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S...
.