Ron Fleming is a Chief Financial Officer. Colleagues describe him as "I am pleased to endorse Ron Fleming as a highly skilled CFO and financial executive. I worked directly for Ron for several years, initially as the audit manager from E&Y on Mariner's quarterly and annual audit engagements and then later Ron hired me as Mariner's Assistant Corporate Controller in which I reported directly to Ron. Ron consistently exhibited excellent leadership skills and a firm, strategic understanding of our company's business as well as the industry in which we operated. Ron's knowledge and skill set allowed him to guide the company's very large accounting staff (which at the time was more than 500 accounting & finance FTEs) and accomplish the company's challenging financial and organizational goals. Ron was a very hard worker who set a fair but firm tone for his entire staff and demanded excellence from each of them. I learned a great deal working for Ron as he lead us through many complex financial transactions and initiatives including the integration of several large out of state acquisitions, the issuance of new public debt and equity securities, the preparation of multiple SEC filings of Forms 10-Q, 10-K, S-3 and S-4 as well as written responses to associated SEC comment letters, and other financial and accounting matters. Ron is a thoughtful financial executive who resolves issues in a creative and resourceful manner and would be a benefit to any organization."