Ralph Young

President and CEO

Melcor Developments Ltd
Edmonton, Alberta

Ralph Young holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in 1967 and an MBA from the University of Alberta in 1973.

He is the President and CEO and Director of Melcor Developments Ltd., a public real estate development company headquartered in Edmonton since its inception in 1923. Melcor is active in land development, property ownership and management and commercial development.

After joining Melcor in 1971, Ralph Young served as Vice President from 1974 to 1997. He became Director in 1976 and President and CEO in 1997.

Ralph has been involved in the urban development industry for 40 years with Melcor and has served as President and a Director of the Urban Development Institute of Edmonton, Alberta and Canada. He is currently on the boards of The Citadel Theatre, Alberta Innovates Health Solutions, is a member of the Rotary Club of Edmonton and serves on several other committees.

Ralph and his wife Gay have lived in Edmonton for 42 years where they have raised two children and six grandchildren.