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Glenda Beaulieu has joined Shelfspace as community development manager. She was previously marketing manager, Times Telecom Inc. and Peak Potentials Training Inc.; B.C. trade marketing manager, Foster’s Wine Estates Canada; and brand manager, Tango Personals, Teligence Communications.
Kerry Biggs has been appointed chair of the Association for Financial Professionals board. He is currently treasurer of GCT Global Container Terminals. Prior to that, Biggs was with Finning International, Inc. and Enbridge, Inc.
Frank Bassett has been added to the Family Services of Greater Vancouver board. He is currently senior director of facilities, real estate and corporate services, for Electronic Arts. Other new board members include: Werner Knittel, business adviser, Wardell Professional Development; Lindsay Waddell, human rights lawyer, Community Legal Assistance Society; and Robert Watts, managing partner, Rolfe, Benson LLP Chartered Accountants.
Brian Flagel has been appointed to the board of Taiga Building Products Ltd. He was previously with the Canada Border Services Agency and Federal Express.
Frederic Jacquemont has been appointed president of ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. He was previously legal counsel for Forest Carbon Group Ag and CarbonBase GmbH.
Kristen Spanza has been hired as food and beverage sector leader, industrial buildings and facilities practice, for Stantec. She was previously with Safeway Inc.
Salil Munjal has joined Yaletown Venture Partners as partner. He was previously partner at Penfold Capital and COO at Leitch Technology. Munjal also led corporate development at Hydrogenics Corp. and was a corporate lawyer at Torys LLP.
Jeff Knutson has been appointed branch manager of Envision Financial’s Ridge Meadows location. He was previously assistant branch manager at Prospera Credit Union.
Terry Holland has been appointed to the board of Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc. He is currently president and CEO of Krystal Financial Corp. Prior to that, Holland was president and CEO of Trimin Capital Corp., vice-president of finance, Equity Group of Companies and vice-president, finance, Granisle Group of Companies.
Mary Jane Devine has joined GrowthPoint Group as executive partner. She was previously president of TSS Consulting Group Inc.
Barry Forbes and Don Rose have joined the TransLink board as directors. Forbes is currently president and CEO of Westminster Savings and Credit Union. Rose was previously corporate secretary and general counsel at Placer Dome and Columbia Power Corp.
Steve Thomson has been appointed minister of energy for B.C. He will continue to hold the office of natural resource operations minister.
Bryan Hyde has joined Rockgate Capital Corp. as technical director. He was previously a member of the founding management team of LionOre Mining International, managing director of Tati Nickel Mining Co. (Pty) Ltd. and project managing director at Mirabela Nickel Ltd.
James Hutton has been appointed to the board of Batero Gold Corp. He is currently president and CEO of Hutton Capital Corp. and Hutton Capital Management and non-executive chair of Terra Ventures Inc. and Novus Gold Corp. Hutton was previously founder, president and CEO of the Canada Dominion Resources Group.
Bert Jeffries has been appointed technical adviser to the board of AuRo Resources Corp. He previously worked for Barrick Gold, Western Goldfields and Kinross Gold.
Corwin Coe has been appointed CEO and president of Silver Predator Corp. He was previously vice-president of exploration for Golden Predator Corp. and vice-president of exploration for Northern Freegold Resources Ltd.
Blair Mayes will not take up his role as COO of Conifex Timber Inc. due to personal circumstances.
Monica Jimenez has been promoted to associate at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. She was called in Colombia in 2000. Johanna Fipke has joined the firm as an associate in the global mining group. She was called to the B.C. bar in 2005.