WINERY PRESIDENT AND CEO:
MARK BONHAM
Mark Bonham is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stoney Ridge Estate Winery. Mr. Bonham obtained a Masters of Science (Economics) degree at the London School of Economics and also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.

An entrepreneur Mr. Bonham founded BPI Mutual Funds in 1986, where he served as Chairman, President and CEO for 10 years. By 1995, BPI Mutual Funds had become Canada’s 14th largest independent mutual fund company. Believing that growth and market share in the Canadian mutual fund market would be driven by consolidation; Mr. Bonham sold his equity interest in BPI. In 1986 he Founded Strategic Value Corp., a Toronto Stock Exchange listed company. The company grew through a series of transactions over three years into an industry leader with $3.5 Billion in assets under management. In May 2000, Mr. Bonham sold Strategic Value Corp. to Nova Bancorp, a unit of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec. He also serves as CEO of Bonham & Co. Inc, a Toronto based holding company.

A well-known philanthropist, Mr. Bonham donated $6M through his private foundation to establish and endow the Bonham Centre for Finance at the University of Toronto’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management. He is a founder and serves as Chairman of the Gears Racing Institute, a not-for-profit organization created to train and promote Olympic-class Mountain Bike and Road Racers in Canada. In addition, Mr. Bonham donated $2.5 million to Casey House in an effort to help alleviate the scourge of AIDS in Canada.

Mark Bonham is a member of the University of Toronto’s ‘Group of 175’ - representing 175 of the university’s most influential graduates.

CHIEF WINEMAKER:
RAY CORNELL
Ray Cornell is the Chief winemaker at Stoney Ridge Estate Winery, overseeing all winemaking and production operations.  Ray has a very ‘hands-on’ style of winemaking, and enjoys getting out and ensuring that all of the actual physical processing of the fruit is carried out properly and carefully.  Wines and winemaking has always been both  a career and a passion for Ray, and he has received many industry accolades for his many accomplishments in the industry.  Ray joined Stoney Ridge Estate Winery in January 2008, after previously serving as Chief Winemaker at Fielding Estate Winery and Hernder Estate Wines.

WINERY FOUNDER:
JIM WARREN
Jim Warren founded Stoney Ridge Estate Winery in 1985 and held the position of President and Winemaker until 1999. Jim Received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from McMaster University in Ontario and continued on to get his Masters. Jim was a professor of French and Latin at Hamilton High School until his retirement in 1996. A highly decorated amateur and professional winemaker, Jim Warren upholds his industry standing as one of the most notable figures in Ontario Winemaking history. In addition to his ongoing work at Stoney Ridge, Jim is currently the Executive Director of the Fruit Wines of Ontario Association as well as Professor of Winemaking at Niagara College's Teaching Winery. Jim also provides winemaking and wine education services to numerous clients. In 1982 Jim was voted Man of the Year by the Ontario Grape Grower and Marketing Board, and in 1997 Jim was named Ontario Winemaker of the Year.