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2013 BC Export Awards

David Olson, Scotiabank commercial banking director; Ken Kirk, Sepro Mineral Systems CFO; and Jordan Bannister, CMW Insurance account executive.The 2013 BC Export Award winners. Rod Wells, Prepal Manufacturing Ltd. general manager; Jaswinder Sahni, Prepal engineering marketer; and Lars Paegel, Prepal production manager.The 2013 BC Export Award winners. Ed Zacharuk, BC Export Awards...

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The 2013 BC Export Award winners.



Rufino Dee, Lucid Capital Management president; SiNae Park; and Kris Fraser, Epic Polymer vice-president.



David Olson, Scotiabank commercial banking director; Ken Kirk, Sepro Mineral Systems CFO; and Jordan Bannister, CMW Insurance account executive.



Rod Wells, Prepal Manufacturing Ltd. general manager; Jaswinder Sahni, Prepal engineering marketer; and Lars Paegel, Prepal production manager.



Ed Zacharuk, BC Export Awards committee chair and KPMG LLP tax partner; and Warren Roy, Global Relay CEO and 2013 award winner.



Derek Weston, Rimex Supply Ltd. COO; Jude Weston; and Chris Weston, Rimex CEO.



Ken Fielding, Delta-Q Technologies president and CEO; and Bill Tam, BCTIA president and CEO.



Odette Passingham, Syspro Canada marketing manager; and Lindsay Smith, Syspro support manager.



Doug Taylor, Pacific Business Intelligence marketing director; and Ananth Krishnan, HSBC regional head of business development and trade finance.



Greig Walsh, Greenlight Innovation sales director; and Lisa MacFarlane, Shaw TV producer.



Aigek Beh, HSBC AVP of trade finance; Raul Duque, Export Development Canada account manager; and Francisco Garcia, Northstar Trade Finance vice-president of business development.



Pamela Welgan, University of Victoria engineer co-operative co-ordinator; Sarah MacKinnon, Delta-Q Technologies CFO; and Kelli Forster, Endurance Wind Power director of human resources.



Michael McFayden, Go 2 Productions director of sales and marketing; and Marie Laderoute, Go 2 Productions production manager.



Eric Petz, Delta-Q Technologies product marketing manager; and Randy Kahlon, ABC Recycling manager of business development.


BC Export Awards 2013
Hyatt Regency Hotel
November 15, 2013


More than 600 guests attended the 2013 BC Export Awards at the Hyatt Regency Hotel to recognize the most successful and innovative exporters and highlight their status as corporate role models. The awards are presented by the Government of British Columbia and the B.C. division of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, with support from annual sponsors.

Guests mingled in the reception hall filled with booths of successful B.C. exporters and their wares, and the Honourable Teresa Wat, minister for international trade and minister responsible for the Asia Pacific strategy and multiculturalism, made the keynote speech.

2013 BC Export Awards Winners

Exporter of the Year: Pinnacle Renewable Energy
Premiers Award for Job Creation: Pinnacle Renewable Energy
Advancing Technology and Innovation: Alpha Technologies
Consumer Products: Nii Northern International
Sustainability: Endurance Wind Power
Manufactured Products: Whitewater West Industries
Digital Media & Entertainment: Vancouver Film Studios
Professional Services: Global Relay
Natural Resources: Paper Excellence
New Exporter: dPoint Technologies
International Business Studies Award: Connor Bildfell
Leadership Award: Warren Roy, CEO and founder, Global Relay