Jim Landon

Jim Landon is President, Frontec, where he leads the development and implementation of an international growth strategy for ATCO’s disaster and emergency response, camp services and operational support services offering.

Mr. Landon joined ATCO in May 2017 as Vice President, Strategic Research & Development for ATCO Ltd. and was responsible for leading a cross-functional team dedicated to exploring geopolitical, societal, technological and environmental trends impacting the business now and in the future.

Mr. Landon retired from the British Army in May 2017 after a successful 28-year career having reached the rank of Colonel. Commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, he served as a commander and staff officer in the UK and overseas including operational tours in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was Commander of the British Army Training Unit in Suffield in Alberta from 2012 to 2015 before completing a final operational tour in Afghanistan in 2016.

Mr. Landon is a Chartered Manager and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty the Queen in 2004. In 2017, he was the recipient of the US Bronze Star and NATO Meritorious Service Medal as Commander of a US Task Force in SE Afghanistan.

Mr. Landon was educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and has a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Masters in International Liaison and Communication.