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RevenueWire CEO Bobbi Leach was named the gold-level winner for Female Executive of the Year at the annual Stevie Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious business awards. Leach has been CEO of RevenueWire since 2009. During that time, the company’s top-line revenue has grown by over 400 per cent and its work force has expanded from 15 to more than 80 employees.
Dr. Donovan Waters, Q.C., of the law firm Horne Coupar has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award granted by the STEP organization, a worldwide professional association for those providing legal advice to families, from drafting a will or advising family businesses to helping international families and protecting vulnerable family members. The award was presented in London, U.K., this fall.
on the Move Mike Corrigan, B.C. Ferries’ outgoing CEO, has announced that when his contract ends in March he will become head of the ferry association Interferry, which represents more than 200 companies in the global ferry industry. He will succeed Interferry’s interim CEO Darrell Bryan, former president and CEO of Victoria Clipper.
Roxanne Brass has expanded her real estate business to include her husband Ron Brass and sister Suzanne Siller, both licensed realtors. Her business is now operating under the Roxanne Brass Real Estate Group at REMAX/Camosun.
Retiring
Ian Piears has been hired as events manager for the Downtown Victoria Business Association. Five years ago, he moved to Victoria from the U.K., where he worked professionally as a dancer. Piears has worked with the Victoria Symphony and also the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria on Urbanite and the TD Paint-In.
Greg Baynton will retire as the CEO of the Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) at the end of March. Baynton has headed up VICA for the past decade and played a key role in launching the Construction Council of Vancouver Island, as well as amalgamating four Island construction associations under one banner. Baynton has spent his entire career in trades, beginning as a wall and ceiling installer. He launched Frenette Plastering and then Coast Building Envelope Contractors.
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