Governance

Executive Comittee

  • Chair:

    Sue Paish

    CEO

    Digital Technology Supercluster

  • President & Chief Executive Officer:

    Greg D'Avignon

    President & Chief Executive Officer

    Business Council of British Columbia

  • Ian Anderson

    President and CEO

    Trans Mountain Corporation

  • Fiona Macfarlane

    Managing Partner, British Columbia and Chief Inclusiveness Officer

    EY

  • Paul Cassidy

    Partner

    McCarthyTetrault LLP

  • Walter Pela

    Managing Partner, Greater Vancouver Area

    KPMG

  • Richard Dunn

    Vice President, Regulatory and External Relations

    Encana Corporation

  • Ryan Peterson

    CEO & Co-Founder

    Finger Food Studios

  • Doug French

    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    TELUS Corp.

  • David Podmore

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

    Concert Properties Ltd.

  • Eric Harris

    Chair

    Harris & Company LLP

  • Asifa Samji

    Senior Vice President, Business Leader, Environmental Services

    Stantec

  • Kathy Kinloch

    President

    British Columbia Institute of Technology

  • Robin Silvester

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Port of Vancouver

  • David Labistour

    Chief Executive Officer

    Mountain Equipment Co-op

  • Marcia Smith

    Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs

    TECK Resources Ltd

  • Ted Lau

    (NEXT Leaders Council Chair)Chief Executive Officer

    Ballistic Arts Media Studio Inc.

  • Susan Yurkovich

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Council of Forest Industries

  • Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia

    Chief Executive Officer

    Crew Property Ventures Ltd.

  • Jeff Zweig

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    TimberWest Forest Corporation

Board Of Governors

  • Ian Anderson

    President and CEO

    Trans Mountain Corporation

  • Michael Audain

    Chairman

    Polygon Homes Ltd.

  • Mark Betteridge

    Chief Executive Officer

    Mark Betteridge & Associates (MBA) Inc.

  • Don Bird

    Partner and the National Practice Group Leader of the Banking and Financial Services Group

    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

  • Mark Blamey

    President

    Kerr Wood Leidal

  • Mark Blucher

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Central 1 Credit Union

  • Etienne Bruson

    Managing Partner, British Columbia

    Deloitte British Columbia

  • Kathy Butler

    Managing Director and Head, BC Investment Banking

    CIBC World Markets

  • Frank Butzelaar

    Chief Executive Officer

    Seaspan ULC

  • Paul Cassidy

    Partner

    McCarthy Tetrault LLP

  • Mark Collins

    President and CEO

    British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

  • Don Coulter

    President and CEO

    Concentra Bank

  • John Crawford

    Acting President and CEO

    Pacific Blue Cross

  • Greg D'Avignon

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Business Council of British Columbia

  • Roger Dall’Antonia

    President and CEO

    FortisBC

  • Richard Dunn

    Vice President, Regulatory and External Relations

    Encana Corporation

  • John Emans

    Senior VP Business Banking Pacific District

    TD Bank

  • Rick Eng

    Managing Partner

    Brookfield Asset Management

  • Kevin Falcon

    Executive Vice President

    Anthem Capital

  • Doug French

    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    TELUS Corp.

  • Chris Gardner

    President

    Independent Contractors & Business Association of BC

  • Rick Gateman

    President, Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project

    TransCanada Pipelines Limited

  • Byng Giraud

    Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Country Manager

    Woodfibre LNG

  • James Gorman

    Vice President, Corporate and Government Relations

    West Fraser

  • Eric Harris

    Chair

    Harris & Company LLP

  • Kris Homer

    Operations Director, Vancouver

    Wood Canada Limited

  • Alnoor Jiwani

    Senior Vice President Business Development & Finance, Dealer Services

    Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services Inc.

  • Kathy Kinloch

    President

    British Columbia Institute of Technology

  • David Labistour

    Chief Executive Officer

    Mountain Equipment Co-Op

  • Ted Lau

    (NEXT Leaders Council Chair)Chief Executive Officer

    Ballistic Arts Media Studio Inc.

  • Kevin Layden

    President

    Wesbild Holdings

  • Pierre Lebel

    Chairman and Director

    Imperial Metals Corporation

  • Peter Leitch

    Chair

    Motion Picture Production Industry Association

  • Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia

    Chief Executive Officer

    Crew Property Ventures Ltd.

  • Fiona Macfarlane

    Managing Partner, British Columbia and Chief Inclusiveness Officer

    EY

  • Valerie Mann

    Partner

    Lawson Lundell LLP

  • Jim McGuigan

    Managing Partner for the BC Region

    PwC Management Services LP

  • Jens Moesker

    Regional VP, Pacific Northwest & General Manager, Fairmont Pacific Rim

    Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (BC Region)

  • James Moore

    Senior Business Advisor

    Dentons Canada LLP

  • Steven Nielsen

    Executive Vice President & CFO

    Finning Canada

  • Michael O'Callaghan

    Office Managing Partner

    Korn Ferry International

  • Chris O'Riley

    President

    BC Hydro

  • Santa Ono

    President & Vice Chancellor

    University of British Columbia

  • Sue Paish

    CEO

    Digital Technology Supercluster

  • Walter Pela

    Managing Partner, Greater Vancouver Area

    KPMG

  • Ryan Peterson

    CEO & Co-Founder

    FingerFood Studios

  • Andrew Petter

    President

    Simon Fraser University

  • Susannah Pierce

    Director, Environment & Regulatory, First Nations and External Relations

    Shell Canada Ltd.

  • David Podmore

    Chairman

    Concert Properties Ltd.

  • Wynne Powell

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    London Air Services

  • David Redfern

    Vice President and General Manager

    Lafarge Canada Inc.

  • Craig Richmond

    President & Chief Executive Officer

    Vancouver Airport Authority

  • Tom Roper

    Chair

    Roper Greyell LLP

  • Asifa Samji

    Senior Vice President, Business Leader, Environmental Services

    Stantec

  • Jason Scharfe

    Managing Director

    Marsh Canada Limited

  • Leigh-Ann Shoji-Lee

    President

    Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.

  • Robin Silvester

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Port of Vancouver

  • Marcia Smith

    Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs

    Teck Resources Limited

  • Darren Sokoloski

    Country Director and President

    Acciona

  • James Speakman

    Managing Partner

    Clark Wilson LLP

  • Pascal Spothelfer

    President & Chief Executive Officer

    Genome BC

  • Dan Steiner

    Partner

    Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

  • Sandra Stuart

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    HSBC Bank Canada

  • Martin Thibodeau

    Regional President BC

    RBC Royal Bank

  • Lane Trotter

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Langara College

  • Tamara Vrooman

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Vancity Credit Union

  • Daniel Weeks

    President and Vice Chancellor

    University of Northern British Columbia

  • Cheryl Yaremko

    Chief Financial Officer

    GCT Global Container Terminals

  • Susan Yurkovich

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Council of Forest Industries

  • Jeff Zweig

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    TimberWest Forest Corporation