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September 27–October 3, 2011 Business in Vancouver
Lisa Ridgedale is founder and principal of Ridgedale Law
Jocelyne Legoedec is lead project biologist at Sirona Biochem’s subsidiary, TFChem
Bohdan Nosyk joins the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/ AIDS as a health economist
Gordon Baldwin, Ron Batty, Larry Hanson and Mark Hoag are partners at KNV Chartered Accountants
Opiate Medication Initiative and California’s Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act.
Vigoda Development Corp. and was previously director of Vibrant Surrey.
vice-president at Riddarhyttan Resources.
Art Aylesworth, Matthew Watson and Barry Hagglund have joined LightBased Technologies Inc. (LBT) as CEO, COO and CTO, respectively. Aylesworth was previously CEO of Carmanah Technologies. Watson was previously COO of Carmanah. Hagglund was previously CTO at PMC-Sierra Inc. Jeanette Jackson, LBT’s founding CEO, has transitioned to chief marketing officer. Richard Mackellar, managing director at Chrysalix has been named chair of the board and Tom Foxall, LBT’s previous CTO, has been appointed chief scientist.
•Legal
Kirsten Anderson, Emily Pitcher and Jennifer Wong have joined Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) as associates in the corporate commercial group, litigation group and real estate and construction group, respectively. Anderson was called to the California bar in 1990 and the B.C. bar in 2011. Pitcher and Wong articled with FMC and were called to the B.C. Bar in 2011. Lisa Ridgedale has established and become principal of Ridgedale Law Corp. She was previously associate counsel in the litigation group at McMillan LLP. Steve Abramson has joined Harper Grey LLP as an associate. He previously practiced with Watson Goepel.
•Manufacturing
Rodica Matei has been appointed general manager of Wedge Clamp Systems Inc. She was previously in export and inside sales and a purchaser with the company. Steve Johnson, Darren Suomi and Greg Gunn have joined HootSuite as CRO, vice-president of sales, and vice-president of business development, respectively. Johnson was previously vicepresident of channel partners at Constant Contact and Blackbaud. Suomi was previously global vice-president, enterprise sales, at SAP AG and sales director at Business Objects. Gunn was previously a strategy consultant at TeamPages.com, director, programs and partnerships, at Idea Builders and director of business development at Terapeak.com and ResearchAdvanced.com.
•Non-Profit
Douglas Chiu, Jason Lam and Adrian Loh have been appointed to the board of the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation. Chiu is an associate lawyer and barrister at Hammerberg Altman Beaton & Maglio LLP. Lam is a financial adviser at CIBC Imperial Service. Loh is president of S. Loh Financial Inc. Al Vigoda has joined CircusWest Performing Arts Society as executive director. He is principal at Alan R.
•Real Estate
Craig Bradshaw has joined Arcturus Realty Corp. as vice-president, business development for Western Canada. He was previously vice-president and manager for Colliers International. Soleil Lutsky has joined HQ Real Estate Services Inc. as a commercial sales and leasing broker. He was previously an independent contractor at Macdonald Commercial.
•Resources
Wes Roberts has joined the board of BCGold Corp., replacing Darren Bahrey who has resigned. Roberts is vice-president of mining for Heenan Blaikie Global Advisors and was previously vice-president of corporate development at Breakwater Resources Ltd. Blanca Stella Frias has joined StoneShield Capital Corp. as Colombian country manager. She was previously administration and community relations manager of Ventana Gold Corp. Chris Wild has been appointed vice-president, exploration, for Rockgate Capital Corp. He is a principal of Wildrock Resources Consulting and Drafting and was previously chief mine geologist at Imperial Metals and exploration geologist for Falconbridge Nickel, Noranda and Inmet Mining. Greg Dawson has been appointed vice-president of exploration at Colorado Resources Ltd. He was previously president of Redtail Metals Corp. and is a director of the Association for Mineral Exploration BC. Leanne Baker has been appointed president and CEO of Sutter Gold Mining Inc. She was previously an independent consultant in the mining and financial services industry, managing director of Investor Resources LLC and equity research analyst and managing director of Salomon Smith Barney and Citigroup. George Salamis has been appointed a director of Calibre Mining Corp. He is president and CEO of Edgewater Exploration Ltd. and was previously president at Rusoro Mining Ltd., CEO at Caledon Resources plc and
Anna Stylianides has been appointed interim president and CEO of Eco Oro Minera ls C or p., replac i ng Rafael Nieto Loaiza who will remain as a consultant to the company. Stylianides is chair of the board of Eco Oro and was previously CEO and president of Goldquest Mining Corp. Juan Esteban Orduz has been appointed co-chair of the board. James Atherton has been appointed corporate secretary and corporate counsel. He previously practiced with Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP. Susan Craig has resigned as president of Northern Freegold Resources Ltd., but will remain on the company’s board. Tim Termuende, interim CEO of Northern Freegold, will step in as interim president. Alnesh Mohan has been appointed CFO of Rye Patch Gold Corp., replacing Joe Kajszo, chair of the board. Mohan is a partner at Quantum Advisory Partners LLP and was previously a tax manager at KPMG LLP. To d Tu r l e y h a s b e e n appointed to the board of Wesgold Minerals Inc. He is COO and director of Minatura International LLC and was previously chair and CEO of Amerivon. Muhammad Khalid Pervaiz has been appointed managing director of Cooper Minerals’ subsidiary, AJK Mining Co. (PVT.) Ltd. He is president of the Institute of Mining Engineers in Pakistan and chief executive geologist of Minerals Khokhar Bala Coal Mines. Peter Friedmann has been appointed to the board of True North Gems Inc. He will assume the role as the nominee for the HalmanAldubi Group of which he is a significant investor.
•Technology
Jonathan Wilkinson has been appointed CEO of BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc., replacing retiring CEO, Brad Marchant. Wilkinson was previously senior vice-president of business development at Nexterra Systems Corp. and CEO and president of Questair Technologies Inc.
J o h n Va n d e r m a y h a s j oi ne d G emc om S of tware International Inc. as vice-president of product development. He was previously vice-president of BlackBerry Enterprise Server Software with RIM, senior vice-president of software engineering at Fusion-io Inc., vice-president of worldwide engineering at Omniture and vice-president of platform development at Cognos. David Rubenstein has joined AgriMarine Holdings Inc.’s strategic advisory committee. He is vice-president of international seafood operations at Expack.
Standing Tall Awards recognized students who had overcome significant personal adversity to pursue their academic goals. TD Bank Group raised more than $125,000 for TD Children’s Charities during its Sing or Swim event. New Gold Inc. donated $25,000 to the KidSafe Project Society, which keeps schools open during the summer break offering nutritious meals and programming to at-risk children. T he T E LUS E mploye e Charitable Giving program donated $11,240 to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation to help fund critical equipment needed throughout the hospital. Coast Capita l Sav ings donated $7,500 to Vantage Point to strengthen and expand the Next Leaders Network, which creates a community of not-for-profit leaders empowered with the skills, knowledge and connections required to create a positive future. Coast Capita l Sav ings donated $5,000 to the Zajac Ranch for Children toward its Fall Family Camp.
Steven Jones has been named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is a professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at Simon Fraser University and head of bioinformatics at the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre. Mike Cheevers, a partner at Wolrige Mahon LLP, received the Keith G. Collins Memorial Award periodically given to a member by the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals. Cheevers is chair of the association. Sam Thiara, manager of student engagement and recruitment at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, was recognized as Mentor of the Year through the Vancouver Board of Trade’s Leaders of Tomorrow program. It’s Your Move won the Surrey Board of Trade’s Environment and Business Award. Eric Kjeang, assistant professor, mechatronic systems engineering at Simon Fraser University’s school of engineering science, received an honourable mention. •
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KNV Chartered Accountants LLP and Nordahl Craig Cummings & Gares have merged practices and will operate under the name KNV Chartered Accountants LLP. The office will be located at 15300 Croydon Drive, Surrey.
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