Advisory Board

face-pondGerry Pond

Gerry Pond has over 42 years of experience in the Information & Communications Technology sector. He is currently the Chairman of Mariner Partners Inc., a company he co-founded in 2003. Mariner, with a staff of over 120 professionals, provides consulting and professional IT services from offices in Saint John (HQ), Moncton, Fredericton, and Calgary. Mariner specializes in Internet Protocol TV technology solutions.

As the former CEO of telecom services provider NBTel (now part of Bell Aliant) and the former CEO of software start-up ImagicTV Inc. (acquired by Alcatel in 2003), Gerry has always had a passion for innovation. The Canadian Information Productivity Association named him Innovator of the Year in 1997 and inducted him in their Hall of Fame (www.cipa.ca). Gerry has co-founded 10 technology start-up companies in the past 10 years.