Ken Jones

Ken Jones has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Ken has held various leadership roles throughout their career, including Chief Financial Officer at Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services. Ken also served as the Managing Partner at Silver Birch Consulting Partners, where they specialized in merger integration, finance transformation, and business transformation. Ken has also contributed to the arts community as the President of the Mississauga Arts Council and has held a directorship position at Namaste Technologies. Prior to that, Ken worked at PwC and PricewaterhouseCoopers, leading finance and operations consulting services for clients in both the public and private sectors. Ken began their career at Carrier Corporation, where they served as the Director of Operations, responsible for planning and leading Canadian distribution and service operations. Ken's expertise lies in finance, operations, change management, and leadership in various sectors.

Ken Jones graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1983, where they obtained a Bachelor of Mathematics degree. In terms of additional certifications, Ken obtained a Certificate in Leadership Excellence from the Schulich School of Business - York University in March 2022. Prior to that, they obtained the following certifications: Audit Committee Effectiveness from the Institute of Corporate Directors in October 2019, Advanced Corporate Governance from Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) in September 2019, Corporate Governance from Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) in August 2019, and Ownership Thinking Facilitator from Ownership Thinking Inc. in February 2013. It is also mentioned that Ken has certifications as a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), but no specific details are provided regarding the dates or institutions from which these certifications were obtained.