Ron Southern

Ronald Donald SouthernCCCBEAOE (25 July 1930 – 21 January 2016) was a Canadian businessman. He was the founder and chairman of Calgary-based ATCO Group, and the founder of the Spruce Meadowsequestrian centre.

In 1947, Southern and his father each invested $2,000 in the original Alberta Trailer Hire Co., which later became ATCO. Southern received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alberta in 1953 and began to work full-time for the company. He passed the title of chairman, president and chief executive officer to his daughter, Nancy Southern, in January 2000. As of 2024 the Southern family still control ATCO.