BC Business
The 2018 BCBusiness Top 100 luncheon with Goldcorp's Ian Telfer
Mel Cooper, Telus Victoria Community Board chair; Ian Telfer, Goldcorp chair and director; and Peter Legge, Canada Wide Media chair and CEO
More than 800 attended the sold-out 2018 BCBusiness Top 100 event at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on June 28. The afternoon began with a stand-up networking luncheon followed by an interview with Goldcorp chairman and director Ian Telfer with Canada Wide Media chairman and CEO Peter Legge. Telfer recounted his journey building Vancouver-based Goldcorp into one of the world’s largest gold mining companies, beginning with a staff of seven in 1994 and growing to over 15,000 today.
The BCBusiness Top 100 is the networking event of the year, marking the release of the Top 100 issue of the magazine and the definitive list of B.C.’s largest companies by revenue.
Goldcorp Inc. is a gold production company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, engaged in gold mining and related activities including exploration, extraction, processing and reclamation.
Tamara Audet, Vela Wealth Management client services associate; and Patricia Taylor, Vela Wealth Management client services associate
Nick Rockel, BCBusiness editor-in-chief; and Ian Lederer, Western Living national sales manager
Vaughn Wright, Export Development Canada commercial account manager; Alan Kurtz, Magnate Holdings president; and Rick Tiedelmann, Copeman Healthcare Centre senior director, business development
Nancy Burke and her husband, Ian Telfer, Goldcorp chairman of the board and director
Bill Good, veteran broadcaster and Capital Direct spokesperson
Dominique Ahadi, UBC Sauder School of Business events manager; Gail Findlay-Shirras, Copeman Healthcare Centre senior brand manager; and Sarah Koh, UBC Sauder School of Business development co-ordinator
Paul Caron, Caron Business Solutions principal; and Steve Brown, Spartan Controls executive account manager
Helena Dee, Conwest project co-ordinator; and Tom McDougall, Conwest project manager
Rubio Astudillo, Goldcorp SAP; Alba Murillo, Goldcorp SAP technical manager; and Salvador Lazcano, Goldcorp marketing and planning specialist
Tobé Leney, WestJet corporate sales; Kimberley Tobias, WestJet corporate sales manager; and Lisa Niemetscheck, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs director of fundraising and corporate sponsorship
Cathy Mullaly, BCBusiness creative director; and Janine Verreault, BCLiving and Real Weddings editor/brand manager
Rhiannon Jones, Canada Wide Media circulation co-ordinator; Josh Murray, BCLiving and Real Weddings associate editor; Anicka Quinn, Vancouver and Western Living editorial director; and Cathy Mullaly, BCBusiness creative director
Chris Hinton, BCBusiness marketing campaign lead; and Brad Liski, Canada Wide Media SVP of integration
Paola Coronado-Hass, Heart and Stroke Foundation senior adviser development B.C. and Yukon; and Jennifer Randall-Nelson, Heart and Stroke manager communications B.C. and Yukon
Mitchell Malandrino, Innovative Fitness manager Kitsilano; Cat Barr, WestVancouver.com and NorthVancouver.com magazine publisher; and Ben Carr, Innovative Fitness principal
Gary Grewal, Shaw Business sales consultant; and Charles L.West ll, Shaw Business sales consultant
George Darling, Sandstorm Gold senior VP engineering; and Keegan Taberner, financial analyst
Brianne Harper, Canada Wide Media director of sales; Katherine Koyko, Terry Fox Foundation director of marketing and communications; Anna Grolle, Cactus Club Cafe VP corporate communications and human resources; and Rebecca Legge, Canada Wide Media VP of sales
Val Litwin, BC Chamber of Commerce president and CEO; and Nick Rockel, BCBusiness editor-in-chief
Richard Jaffray, Cactus Club Cafe founder and CEO; and Christy Murphy, Cactus Club Cafe VP communications
Lorne Segal, Kingswood Properties president and Courage to Come Back awards chair; Kay Legge and her husband, Peter Legge, Canada Wide Media chair and CEO
Teal Linde, Linde Equity Fund president; and Emily Davies, Linde Equity Fund associate partner
Samantha Legge, Canada Wide Media president
Bill Good, Capital Direct spokesperson, addresses the crowd
Nick Rockel, BCBusiness editor-in-chief addresses the crowd
The BCBusiness Top 100 event
Peter Legge, Canada Wide Media chair and CEO, comments on Goldcorp chair and director Ian Telfer’s gold shoes
Peter Legge, Canada Wide Media chair and CEO, and Ian Telfer, Goldcorp chair and director
Kay Legge; Peter Legge, Canada Wide Media chair and CEO; and Cat Barr, westvancouver.com/northvancouver.com magazine publisher
Lorne Segal, Kingswood Properties president and Courage to Come Back awards chair, and his wife, Melita Segal
Jim Treliving, Boston Pizza owner and chair and Dragons’ Den TV star; and his wife, Sandi Treliving
The Legge family: Rebecca, Canada Wide Media VP sales; Kay; Peter, Canada Wide Media chair and CEO; and Samantha, Canada Wide Media president