Ronald L. Edwards

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

Ronald L. Edwards

Ronald L. Edwards

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

Overview

Career Highlights

Tropicana Products, Inc.
AquaFiber Technologies Corp.
Evans Properties, Inc.

RelSci Relationships

464

Primary Location

Vero Beach, FL, United States

Number of Boards

9

Relationships

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A. Maxwell Eliscu

Chief Executive Officer & Director at Viewpost North America LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Kenneth C. Wright

Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Committee at AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

George Thomas Bland, Jr.

Founder at AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

William W. Fagan

Vice President, Marketing at AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

G. Thomas Bland, Jr.

Chairman-Emeritus at AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Kirby Green

President at AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Rebecca T Burnett

Treasurer, Director & Vice President-Business Operations at AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Margaret Kavalaris

Founder & Vice President at TerViva BioEnergy, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Richard A. Nunis

President at New Business Solutions, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Thomas Yochum

Director of Community Services & Business Strategy, Office of the President at Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed PA

Relationship likelihood: Strong

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Ronald L. Edwards

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

Education

BSBA in Accounting

Class of 1970

University of Florida

The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) campus in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906. The University of Florida is ranked 14th overall among all public national universities in the 2014 U.S. News & World Report rankings, and has ranked within the top 100 universities worldwide. The University of Florida was also described as a "Public Ivy" in the book The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities.

Memberships

Member

Current

Florida Land Council, Inc.

Career History

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

2013 - Current

AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

AquaFiber Technologies Corp. works at the intersection of clean water, renewable energy and human health. The company was founded by G. Thomas Bland Jr. and is headquartered in Vero Beach, FL.

Managing Member

Prior

South Beach Beverage Co., Inc.

South Beach Beverage Co., Inc. produces and markets a range of drinks. It also produces chocolate bars made with taurine, ginseng and guarana and licenses its name for gum and chocolate. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Founder

Prior

Blue Buffalo Co. Ltd.

The Blue Buffalo Co. Ltd. manufactures and supplies dogs and cats food. Its products include life protection formula, wilderness, and organics. The firm also provides chicken and brown rice, lamb and brown rice, and fish and sweet potato recipes. The company was founded by Bill Bishop and is headquartered in Wilton, CT.

Boards & Committees

Chairman, Board of Directors

Current

TerViva BioEnergy, Inc.

TerViva BioEnergy, Inc. develops new crops on underproductive agriculture land. The firm primarily focuses on the production and commercialization of varieties of pongamia. The company was founded by Margaret H. Kavalaris, Joseph J. Andrew, Naveen Sikka, and Anne Slaughter Andrew in 2009 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Chairman, Board of Directors

Current

AquaFiber Technologies Corp.

AquaFiber Technologies Corp. develops and provides water remediation solutions. It provides clean water, renewable energy, and human health services. The company was founded by G. Thomas Bland Jr. in March 2000 and is headquartered in Vero Beach, FL.

Director

Current

Viewpost North America LLC

Viewpost North America LLC engages in the provision of electronic invoice and payment services to businesses. It offers its services to create and send digital invoices; and receive digital invoices from suppliers. The company was founded by Max Eliscu in 2011 and is headquartered in Maitland, FL.

Member, Board of Trustees

Current

Saint Edward's School, Inc.

Member of the Steering Committee, Cooperative Conservation Blueprint Taskforce

Tenure Unconfirmed

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Board Member

Tenure Unconfirmed

Florida Family Growers Association

Member of the Small Business, Agriculture & Labor Advisory Committee

Prior

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is responsible for the sixth district, which covers the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, 74 counties in the eastern two-thirds of Tennessee, 38 parishes of southern Louisiana, and 43 counties of southern Mississippi. The Sixth District operates branches in Atlanta, Birmingham, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, and New Orleans. These branches provide cash to banks, savings and loans, and other depository institutions; transfer money electronically; and clear millions of checks. The Atlanta Fed has three main functions: monetary policy, operation of nationwide payment system, and bank supervision and regulation.

Commissioner

Tenure Unconfirmed

Century Commision For A Sustainable Florida

Century Commission For A Sustainable Florida provides the legislative and executive branches with recommendations for dealing with Florida’s growth management issues. The company was founded by Michael Bennett in 2005 and is headquartered in Tallahassee, FL.

Political Donations

$500

2013

Bill Posey

Representative from Florida's 8th Congressional District

$500

2011

George LeMieux

Former Senator from Florida

$500

2011

Frank Lucas

Representative from Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District

Transactions

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AquaFiber Technologies Corp. raised money in a private placement transaction

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AquaFiber Technologies Corp. raised money in a private placement transaction

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AquaFiber Technologies Corp. raised money in a private placement transaction

Investments

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Blue Buffalo Co. Ltd.

The Blue Buffalo Co. Ltd. manufactures and supplies dogs and cats food. Its products include life protection formula, wilderness, and organics. The firm also provides chicken and brown rice, lamb and brown rice, and fish and sweet potato recipes. The company was founded by Bill Bishop and is headquartered in Wilton, CT.

Other Affiliations

Ronald L. Edwards is affiliated with AquaFiber Technologies Corp., South Beach Beverage Co., Inc., Blue Buffalo Co. Ltd., Evans Properties, Inc., ConAgra, Inc., Tropicana Products, Inc., Ernst & Young LLP, TerViva BioEnergy, Inc., AquaFiber Technologies Corp., Viewpost North America LLC, LSQ Funding Group LLC, Saint Edward's School, Inc., Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Family Growers Association

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