President & Chief Executive Officer | Spark Power

Richard Jackson

Richard is Spark Power’s President & Chief Executive Officer with over 25 years of leadership experience in industrial companies across North America. Richard leads all operations within Spark including designing the organization for long term scalable growth, formulating, and leading the execution of Spark’s corporate strategy, and driving functional and operating performance across the organization.
 

Prior to joining Spark, Richard was Managing Director & CEO for Winoa Group, a French company, where he oversaw and led business operations for North America; helping to expand Winoa’s global footprint. His previous career experience also includes various senior roles within Shanahan’s Limited Partnership, Eaton Corporation and Moeller Electric. His experience includes 25 years within the electrical equipment and services industry.
 
Richard currently sits on the board of directors for Merit Ontario – Ontario’s open shop contractor’s association. He is an active member of their electrical committee. In addition, he is also a founding member and board director for The Luce Initiative – a fundraising organization aimed at helping families navigating youth mental health.
 

Richard holds an MBA from Athabasca University and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Ryerson University.

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