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2011 BC Export Awards

2011 BC Export Awards Gala Hyatt Regency Vancouver October 28, 2011  The BC Export Awards gala celebrates the achievements of our province's exporting companies, the second-largest contributors to the B.C. economy. Members of the global trade community were joined by notable guests including Richard T. Lee, parliamentary secretary for Asia-Pacific, and MLA Vancouver-Quilchena Colin Hansen.

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From left: Craig Jones, executive director of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce; Elizabeth Scott, manager of global infrastructure advisory at KPMG; and Keith Alton of White Rock Courier Ltd.



From left: Paul Boileau of Soprema Inc., also chairman of the CME board; Alexander Fernandes, president and CEO of Avigilon; and Vic Tyson of RBC. Avigilon was named 2011 Exporter of the Year.



Finalists in the Sustainability category, from Dr. Battery, Maggie Kung (l) and CEO Joshua Huen, who was recently named the 2011 Young Entrepreneur of the Year.



From left: Rufino Dee, president and CEO of Neova Technologies Inc.; Richard Lee, MLA and parliamentary secretary for Asia-Pacific; Justin Williams, CEO of Williams & White; and Derek Weston, general manager of Rimex Supply Ltd.



Brad Powell (l) of TD Bank, with Rajnish Singh of First Vancouver Finance.



Representatives from Coast Tsimshian Resources LP, winner of the Northern BC Exporter category. From left: Jack White, Victor Kelly, and Garry Reece.



City of Surrey representatives: councillor Barinder Rasode (l), with the manager of economic development, Donna Jones.



Jackie McGinn (l) and Theresa Brown from Export Development Canada.



Dawn Robson (l) of Neverblue, with Roxana Woda Frydman of Biz in Motion Consulting. Neverblue, based in Victoria, is the winner of the New Media category.



Livia Hong of HSBC (c), with Jatinder Sidhu (l) and Don Elkingston of Coast Spas Manufacturing Inc., a finalist in the Consumer Products category.



From left: Mats Gerschman of Vanderlande Industries, Peter Jeffrey of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME), and Chris Duggan of RBC Global Transactions.



The team from MTU Maintenance Canada Ltd., a finalist in the Professional & Services category. From left: president and CEO Ralf Schmidt, Sandra Sternahl, and Daniel Watson.


2011 BC Export Awards Gala
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
October 28, 2011 

The BC Export Awards gala celebrates the achievements of our province’s exporting companies, the second-largest contributors to the B.C. economy. Members of the global trade community were joined by notable guests including Richard T. Lee, parliamentary secretary for Asia-Pacific, and MLA Vancouver-Quilchena Colin Hansen.

Avigilon, a high-def megapixel video surveillance systems company, was named 2011 Exporter of the Year. The event, hosted by the B.C. division of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) and provincial ministry of jobs, tourism, and innovation, will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2012.  

 
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