Nancy Southern
{{short description|Canadian businesswoman }}
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| name = Nancy Southern
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|AOE|size=100%}}
| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| nationality = Canadian
| occupation = CEO of ATCO
| alma_mater = University of Calgary (Economics)
| spouse = Jonathan Asselin
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| parents = Ron Southern
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Nancy Southern {{post-nominals|country=CAN|AOE}} is a Canadian businesswoman and the CEO of ATCO, a publicly traded company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Her father Ron Southern was the founder of ATCO and the Spruce Meadows equestrian centre.{{cite web|title=ATCO Board of Directors |url=https://www.atco.com/en-ca/about-us/governance/board-directors.html |publisher=ATCO |access-date=February 3, 2023}}
Early life and education
Southern was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and educated at the University of Calgary where she received a degree in economics.{{cite news |last1=Tait |first1=Carrie |title=Atco's Nancy Southern: A firm grip on the reins of the family firm |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/a-firm-grip-on-the-reins-of-the-family-firm/article12141842/ |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 24, 2013 |access-date=February 3, 2023}}
Career
Southern joined the ATCO Board of Directors in 1989 and named President & CEO of ATCO in 2003.
Personal life
Southern is an accomplished equestrian show jumper and her family owns Spruce Meadows, an equestrian show jumping complex. She is married to Jonathan Asselin, an olympian that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |title=Jonathan Asselin Biography |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/90669 |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=February 3, 2023}}
Southern was made a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2024.{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/alberta-order-of-excellence-2024|newspaper=Calgary Herald|date=June 7, 2024|title=Three Calgarians to be named to Alberta Order of Excellence|first=Michael|last=Rodriguez}}