David Ganong was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. He received a B.A. from the University of New Brunswick and an M.B.A. from the University of Western Ontario. He is President of Ganong Brothers Limited.

Mr. Ganong is a director of the Canadian Council of Chief Executive Officers, Sun Life Financial and the Conference Board of Canada. He is also Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Business Council.

Some of his previous positions include Chairman of the Confectionery Manufacturers’ Association of Canada, Chairman of the Board of Clarica Life Insurance Co. and Chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization for Canada. He has also been a director of the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation and Air Canada.

Mr. Ganong was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2005 and was inducted into the Canadian Professional Sales Association Hall of Fame in 1999 and in June 2006, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper named him to NAFTA’s North American Competitiveness Council.