Ron brings over 18 years of industry experience to the ProFun Management Group team. Ron’s prior experience has included senior executive positions at various expositions and mass attendance events as well as museums in the domestic and international markets. Ron is recently served as ProFun’s Deputy General Manager of the Information and Communications Pavilion at the 2010 World Exposition in Shanghai. In this capacity, Ron oversaw the hiring and training of over 300 staff members and managed the operation of the Pavilion averaging over 15,000 guests per day.
As an independent management consultant Ron oversaw corporate development efforts for media and entertainment industry clients and served as the principal external advisor for a financial services company examining acquisition candidates. Additionally, Ron co-founded a management services company that provides Asian sourcing strategy and implementation services to US firms, developed Asian manufacturing and/or distribution strategy, and built and managed a team of market research and sourcing professionals.
After Ron’s graduation from Dartmouth College, he continued his education at UC Berkeley where he earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. After graduation, his position as Senior Strategy consulting executive where he managed over 30 accounts including Walt Disney, Spring, Sony and Microsoft. Ron was ranked in the top 5% of all Strategy Senior Managers within Accenture while at the firm.
Ronald Merriman | Vice President
International Development - Asia
International Development - Asia