Ron Ka-Tsun So is the president & CEO of Creative Art Glass Inc.  While he is recognized for his aesthetic sensitivity, his roots are in the field of Industrial Engineering, major in method engineering, product design, facility planning & safety management. He has spent many years of his career working for successful corporations such as Hallmark Cards, Steelcase Canada, and Phillip Electronic.

 

Ron has always been creatively inclined. Yet, it was not until 1984 that his creativity and artistic talents have been fully explored in combination with his technical and engineering expertise in the architectural and art glass industry.  An article in the Spring issue of the 1991 Glass Art Magazine from Colorado has covered this exciting story of how, through his innovative projects, Ron has elevated art glass from a craft to a technically and artistically respected architectural application.

 

 
 

Community Involvement

Ron believes strongly that we have a responsibility to our community, his mission is to demonstrate leadership in delivering outstanding service not just to his clients but also to society.

Ron is actively involved with a number of local charity events, such as the, United Way, Mount Sinai Hospital's "The Best Medicine Campaign", South African Women for Women, Dragon Balls etc. Ron is also known to many as a renown glass designer and a successful entrepreneur as a result of news media interviews with Glass Art Magazine(Colorado, USA), CFMT, CFPO, Fairchild TV, CHIN Radio, Toronto Star newspaper, Sing Tao newspaper, Ming Pao newspaper amongst many others. An issue of Canadian Home & Cottage Magazine (Issue 3/2000) brings us a special insight into Ron's glass world. Ron is also the proud recipient of the "Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur Awards 2000" for his outstanding community service. Other recent awards that Ron has received include Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), the Chinese Canadian Legend Inspirational Award (2003), and the Remy Martin Award from the Cambridge Food & Wine Society (2003) for his contribution to the community.

Currently, Ron is on Board of several significant organizations such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He is a member of the Fundraising Committee for the United Way of Greater Toronto, a member of the United Way Chinese Leaders Council, Board of Director at the Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation, and the Immediate Past President of the Richmond Hill & Markham Chinese Business Association in the York Region of Ontario, Canada.

 

 Awards

 

	"Chinese Canadian Legend" Award In October 2003, the Asian Business Network Association honored Ron with the "Chinese Canadian Legend" award for his contribution and achievement in his effort to promote cultural diversity and the vitality of Canada.
	The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal Ron was the proud recipient of The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. The Commemorative Medal was created to mark the 50th anniversary of the ascension of Her majesty to the Throne in 1952, and it is part of the Jubilee year celebrations organized by the Department of Canadian Heritage. It is awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to Canada, to their community or to their fellow Canadians.
	Remy Martin Award In June 2003, The Cambridge Food and Wine Society presented Ron with the Remy Martin and Cambridge Awards of Excellence, recognizing his outstanding service to the society, and judged to best exemplify the spirit of the Cambridge professionalism in hospitality.
	Canadian Chinese Entrepreneur Award Ron received the Canadian Chinese Entrepreneur Award for Best Community Service in 2000.