BC Business
As it turns 26, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year's Pacific Region program keeps moving from strength to strength.
The latest edition of our annual partnership with Ernst & Young honours 42 women and men, representing 30 companies, who exemplify business excellence.
Including the overall Pacific Region champ, there are winners in eight categories, from technology and environmental products and services to business disrupters and natural resources and energy.
Congratulations to all of the winners and to the runners-up, whose stories of facing down challenges and harnessing opportunities are equally inspiring. Let them show you how it’s done.
Geoff Chutter (Pacific Region Overall Winner)Founder, President and CEO, WhiteWater West Industries
Jay EvansCo-founder and CEO, Keirton
Danny ChaseFounder and CEO, Chase Office Interiors
Haresh BhattPresident, Natu’Oil Services
Thomas LigockiPresident and CEO, Clevest
Raminder GrewalPresident, Keystone Environmental
Tara BoschFounder and CEO, SmartSweets
Don KonantzCEO, Hops Connect Hop Trading Co.
Christina MarcanoFounder and CEO, Silver Icing
Kristi MillerFounder and National Managing Director, First West Capital
Monty Sikka + Mark CatroppaCo-founder and President + Co-founder and Executive Vice-president, Monark Group
Karm SumalCEO, Daily Hive
Stephen de JongCEO, Vrify Technology
Dan Wilson + Kyle TweterCEO + President, Warehouse Group
Ryan MorenoCo-founder, CEO and Principal, Joseph Richard Group
Aaron ChinCEO, Organika Health Products
Laurie SchultzPresident and CEO, Galvanize
Zeeshan Hayat + Karina HayatCo-founder and CEO + Co-founder and President, Prizm Media
Morgan CareyFounder and CEO, Real Estate Webmasters
Greg SmithCEO, Thinkific Labs
Derrick Emsley, Kalen Emsley, Stephen Emsley, Arthur Kononuk + David LubaCEO, VP Content, VP Digital, Creative Director + VP Sales, Tentree International
Peter van StolkCEO, Spud.ca
Taylor GemmelPresident, Anita’s Organic Grain & Flour Mill
Jack NicholsonCEO, Otter Farm and Home Co-Operative
Amin ShivjiCEO, 123Dentist
Vern MilaniPresident, Milani Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
Caitlin Dunne, Jon Havelock, Jeff Roberts + Ken SeethramCo-directors, Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine
Kamal Sanghera + Suki SangheraCEO + President, San Group
Steven Dean + Maryse BelangerChair and CEO + President and COO, Atlantic Gold Corp.
Todd NicklinPresident and CEO, Enex Energy Corp.
The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is an annual global awards program administered by Ernst & Young (EY). Canada’s Pacific Region program is overseen by EY, which selects judges from among business leaders and past EOY winners. Judges evaluate the nominees based on several factors, including vision, leadership, innovation, financial performance and social responsibility. The Pacific Region overall winner is one of five regional winners who compete for Canada’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year; the Canadian winner advances to an annual competition, held in Monte Carlo, that sees World Entrepreneur Of The Year chosen from among 60 country winners. Details of the nomination process and judging criteria are available at ey.com/ca/EOY. Nominations are accepted year-round.