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The 2014 EY Entrepreneur of the Year judges: Robert Beattie, BMO Bank of Montreal managing director; Shannon Rogers, Global Relay Communications Inc. president and general counsel; Donald McInnes, Alterra Power Corp. executive vice-chair; Joyce Groote, CrThe judges gather for a group photo: Robert Beattie, BMO Bank of Montreal managing director;...
The 2014 EY Entrepreneur of the Year judges: Robert Beattie, BMO Bank of Montreal managing director; Shannon Rogers, Global Relay Communications Inc. president and general counsel; Donald McInnes, Alterra Power Corp. executive vice-chair; Joyce Groote, Cr
Scott Berg, Trade Exchange Canada managing partner; and Alyssa Delmars, Aim Medical Imaging managing partner.
Cheryl Leavitt and her husband, Thomas Leavitt, Leavitt Machinery principal.
Nominee Thomas Haas, Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates and Patisserie owner; and his wife, Lisa.
Amber Sutherland, HSBC account manager; and Stephane Bourque, Incognito Software Inc. president, founder and CEO.
Faizal Valli, EY senior tax manager; Steve Curtis, ZAG Group CEO; and Ian Smith, EY vice-president of mergers and acquisitions.
Reza Bafandeh, Nutrabolics Inc. director of purchasing; and Aaron Hefter, Nutrabolics CEO.
Ho Kim, Camacc Systems president and CEO; Fiona Macfarlane, EY managing partner; and Adrian Tan, EY senior manager of transfer pricing.
Lui Petrollini, EY partner and director of the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards; Jason McLean, The McLean Group of Companies CEO; Rene Gauthier, Sitka CEO; and Sacha McLean, The McLean Group of Companies vice-chair.
Bondi Kwa, EY vice-president and senior manager of transaction services; Rick Gibbs, Neutron Factory Works president; and Nadine Gibbs, Alive Magazine account manager.
Grant Turnbull, Turnbull Construction Service Ltd. president; Michelle Turnbull, Turnbull Construction Service Ltd. VPE (vice-president of everything); Michelle Brown; Warren Brown, retired; and Jason Madill, EY associate director.
Chad MacRae, Recruiting Social founder; and Danielle Marchant, Recruiting Social operations manager and senior recruiter.
Stesha Ho, BCBusiness assistant art director; Ben Oliver, BCBusiness associate art director; Alexis Baran, BCBusiness production co-ordinator; Raymond Henderson, Canada Wide Media general sales manager; Matt O’Grady, BCBusiness editor-in-chief; Oliver Lam
Kristel Rundman, Hunt Personnel/Temporarily Yours assistant recruiter; and Peggy Blumenthal, Hunt Personnel/Temporarily Yours manager/senior recruiter.
Jessica O’Brien, Hunt Personnel/Temporarily Yours administrative assistant; Kate Marasigan, Hunt Personnel accounting and payroll; Olivia Sullivan, Hunt Personnel administrative assistant; Leslie Whittam, Hunt Personnel business consultant; and Carly Thru
Over 100 Pacific Region Entrepreneur of the Year nominees were on hand for a cocktail reception at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver’s outdoor patio. After welcoming remarks, judges were stationed at tables and nominees were each given a 5-minute slot to pitch themselves in a speed-dating-style environment.
To be a nominee one must be an owner, CEO or equivalent of a public or private company that is at least three years old, have some ownership in the company, be primarily responsible for the company’s recent performance and be an active member of top management. The judges will meet later this month to decide this year’s finalists and winners. Finalists will be announced on July 7, and category winners and one overall regional winner will be announced at the EY Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year Gala on September 30. The judges look at a variety of factors: financial performance, vision, leadership, innovation, personal integrity, influence and entrepreneurial spirit.