Corey Smith
Board Chair
Corey Smith is the President & CEO of RAM Elevators & Lifts, assumed the role in November 2019 after completing a majority investment in the company along with fellow Canadian business leader Aroon Sequeira. RAM Elevators & Lifts, Inc., founded in 1987, is an Edmonton-based manufacturing leader with a full product line of elevators and lifts for residential and commercial use. With a growing, Alberta based staff and an integrated network of distributors throughout North America, RAM provides peace of mind to those working to future-proof their properties with accessibility.
Prior to joining RAM, Corey was President & CEO at Noralta Lodge, a remote workforce accommodations provider in and around Alberta’s oil sands. With Corey at the helm, Noralta Lodge successfully navigated one of the most challenging economic periods in the company’s history, culminating in successful acquisition of Noralta Lodge by key competitor Civeo in April 2018, where Corey assumed the role of President of Canadian Lodging.
Corey is a proven relationship builder and a strategic and collaborative leader whose experience is drawn from an accomplished history in Alberta’s business community. Corey was one of the founding management team members of Lacent Technologies, an advanced manufacturing business; sat as the Director of New Ventures for the Alberta Research Council; and served the Edmonton-based international company SCM Insurance Services as both President of its Investigative Services Division and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer.
Corey currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Business Council of Alberta and Chairs the Boards of Gateway Mechanical Services and the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation.