Mr. Ron S. Bremner This is Me

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1. 1. www.broadcastdialogue.com

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   Published on: 7/13/2008   Last Visited: 7/13/2008

   Ron Bremner, President, Gold Medal Consulting Group Ltd, King City

2. 2. www.canadianachievers.com

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   Published on: 3/1/2007   Last Visited: 3/1/2007

   Ron Bremner
   
   "I have never met an enthusiastic failure," says Ron Bremner, whom I first met 35 years ago when he applied to work for a broadcast sales organization I was associated with. A graduate of Hillfield College in Hamilton, he was selling insurance.Ron was a confirmed sports enthusiast, bordering on having an addiction to sports.His family was made up of fervent dyed-in-the-wool Tiger Cat fans.During the interview he exuded confidence, determination and a maturity far beyond his early 20s.
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   After five challenging years Ron was ready for a break.He and wife Gail embarked on a two-year sabbatical, visiting a number of countries.In 1994 Ron started the Gold Medal Consulting Group and accepted an offer to be chairman of PSP in New York, one of North America's top sports publications companies.Within a year Ron had sold it at a good profit for the owner.Ron is currently CEO of Insight Sports Ltd. (http://www.insightsports.com)."The sports business is an exciting business," he says.Many young people want to get into it.But they have to remember that at the end of the day the sports business is a business.Basic business principles apply."
   
   Read more about Ron Bremner at www.canadianachievers.com

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   Ronald S. BremnerWaterstone Human Capital
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   Ronald S. Bremner
   
   Ron Bremner became a leader early in his life.
   
   At Hillfield High School in Hamilton, Ontario, he captained the senior football team - he was co-captain of the hockey team - as head prefect of Hillfield he was awarded the Governor-General's medal - he was president of the Hillfield Student's Council.
   
   After graduating from the University of Guelph (where he quarter-backed the Varsity Football Team), Ron set his sights on a career in broadcasting.The first rung in the ladder was a position as a national sales representative with Standard Broadcast Sales in Toronto in 1972.This led to his acceptance of an offer from one of the companies he was representing, and in 1974, Ron moved to New Westminster as a retail sales representative for CKNW and CFMI-FM, a division of the Westcom Radio Group.
   
   Moving up the ladder, in 1979, Ron was appointed General Sales Manager; 1982 - Vice-President and Director of Sales; 1986 - Vice-President and General Manager; 1989 - President and General Manager.
   
   In 1990, Ron leaped to the top of the TV ladder when he was appointed President and C.E.O. of BCTV, Vancouver - a television division of the Westcom TV Group.
   
   In May 1996, after 23 years as a broadcaster, Ron Bremner resigned his position with Westcom to become President and Chief Executive Officer of the Calgary Flames Hockey Club.In his new role, his responsibilities included the overall operations of the Calgary Saddledome and the presidency of the Calgary Flames Foundation - the charitable arm of the hockey club.
   
   During his years in broadcasting, Ron was in the forefront of many industry activities.He was an executive member of the Television Bureau of Canada and served a term as Chairman of the Television Board of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
   
   In his own community, he served as Chairman of the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation - an executive member of the Vancouver Better Business Bureau - a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board - on the New Westminister Police Board and as a member of the Board of Governors of Shawnigan Lake School.In the sports area, Ron was a member of the Board of the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.
   
   In May of 1996, Ron was named "The B.C. Broadcaster of the Year".On November 1st, he returned to Vancouver to receive the 1996 Golden Heart Achievement Award - Variety Club's highest recognition for community service.
   
   In 2000, Ron Bremner was inducted into the CAB Broadcast Hall of Fame.