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BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER FEBRUARY 19-25, 2008; ISSUE 956
9th Annual Influential Women in Business Awards
Honourees were profiled in a special issue of Business in Vancouver on February 19, 2008. The honourees were:
Laura Hansen
Catherine Roome
Lisa Pankratz
Patrice Pratt
Wanda Costuros
and, the Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Barbara Rae
ARTICLES FROM BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER FEBRUARY 19-25, 2008; ISSUE 956
Creating a circle of leaders
The Vancouver Board of Trade’s new program launches to standing-room only crowds
Gender diversity makes good business sense
Relationship builder
Since co-founding her company in 1992, Laura Hansen has overseen a dramatic increase in revenue which eclipsed $10 million in 2007
Roome at the top for experienced leaders
Well-rounded experience is key, says the chief operating officer of BC Safety Authority
Smart investor
Whether crunching numbers in the boardroom or promoting human rights, Lisa Pankratz finds that communication and relationship-building are keys to success
Straight shooter
Patrice Pratt is blessed with a rare ability to bring labour, corporate and not-for-profit perspectives to the table
Treading the boards
Following a stellar financial career, Wanda Costuros is now occupied fully on a wide range of boards
Stage presence
As the long-time president of one of Canada’s most progressive companies, Barbara Rae helped lift the glass ceiling for women in the workplace. She has been named this year’s winner of the Influential Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented by:
The 9th Annual Influential Women in Business Awards are proudly sponsored by:



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