Virginia Greene will retire this fall as president and CEO of the British Columbia Business Council (BCBC). Greene, who is undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer, joined the BCBC in December 2007.
“These are exciting and challenging times and the Business Council has a lot on its plate over the coming months,” said Greene in a statement. “I expect to be here until we hire a replacement, and then I’ll work with our board and the new president to make sure we’ve got a smooth transition in place.”
Prior to joining the BCBC, she had been in the premier’s office as deputy minister for intergovernmental affairs following a stint as deputy minister of tourism, sport and arts. She had unsuccessfully run for the BC Liberals in the riding of Vancouver-Fairview in 2004.
She had previously co-founded Go Direct Marketing and was its CEO until her return to public life in 2004.
She had previously been an assistant deputy minister for tourism in B.C. during the mid-1980s.