BACKGROUNDER: BIOGRAPHY
Backgrounder
January 27, 2017
HENRY DEMONE
Henry Demone is a native Nova Scotian, who grew up in Lunenburg and graduated from Acadia in 1976.
He is Chairman of High Liner Foods and serves on the boards of Emera and Saputo.
He is Chairman of Eosense, a successful Nova Scotian technology company, focussed on the measurement of environmental gas flux.
He serves on the Board of Governors of Acadia University and was an active member of the One Nova Scotia Commission.
He has held leadership positions in many volunteer organizations over the course of his career, including Young Presidents’ Organization, the National Fisheries institute in Washington DC, the Groundfish Forum and Fisheries Council of Canada.
He has received numerous awards including:
- Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser in the Maritime Provinces – 2008
- Distinguished Alumni award, Acadia University – 2011
- Person of the Year, Intrafish Media, the leading trade publication serving the global seafood industry – 2011
- Atlantic Canada CEO of the Year – 2012
- Partner in Conservation, World Wildlife Fund Canada - 2014
- Nova Scotia Male Sailor of the Year - 2015
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