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Finance
Rick Eng has rejoined the Vancouver office of Brookfield Asset Management as managing partner; his primary responsibilities include the oversight and investment strategy of the transportation sector of Brookfield’s infrastructure platform. Eng joined Brookfield in 2006 and has held a number of roles including as a senior member of the private equity team and as CFO of a Brookfield portfolio company.
Mark Walsh and Bill Murray have joined the Vancouver-based private equity firm Regimen Partners as executive vice-president, corporate development, and director, private equity, respectively. Walsh worked for almost two decades as chief financial officer at Burnaby’s Creation Technologies and will be based out of Regimen’s Vancouver office. Murray has more than 20 years of experience working with firms such as National Bank Financial and Versant Partners; he will be based out of Regimen’s recently opened Toronto office.
Legal
Christie S. Wilson has joined Bull Housser as an associate in its real estate group. Wilson has a corporate commercial practice with a focus on commercial real estate, assisting clients with the acquisition, disposition, financing and development of office, industrial and retail property. She also represents landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters. Prior to joining Bull Housser, Wilson practised in a national corporate law firm in Calgary, Alberta.
Media
Arielle Boisvert has been promoted to director of production and development at Brightlight Pictures. Prior to this new role, Boisvert joined the company in 2013 as executive assistant to the president, Shawn Williamson. She recently served as co-producer on the independent feature Little Pink House, starring Catherine Keener, and Colossal, the first feature of a new five-film sales deal with Voltage Pictures, starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis.
Non-Profit
The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce recently elected its 2016 board of directors: Gillian Kirk (chair), Avia Employment Services; Tereza McDermid (vice-chair), Crossroads Hospice Society; Carlo Zarrillo (vice-chair), snapd Tri-Cities; Cecilia de Roca-Chan (treasurer), Kemp Harvey Kok de Roca-Chan Inc. Chartered Professional Accountants; Rick Pasin (past chair and currently on leave of absence from the board), My Education Room; Catherine Ackerman, Express Employment Professionals; Parv Bal, Progressive Waste Solutions; Shannon Balla, Tri-City News; Rick Duff, Hard Rock Casino Vancouver; Lisa Landry, snapd Tri-Cities; Tom Lewis, Profit Mastery; Daniel Richardson, BTM Lawyers; Mary Vellani, TD Canada Trust; and Randy Webster, MedRay Imaging.
Public
William B. McGill, professor of ecosystem science and management at the University of Northern British Columbia, and Ralph Archibald, a retired biologist, have been reappointed to the Forest Practices Board, B.C.’s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices.
Technology
Dan Zitting has been promoted to the role of chief product officer at ACL. He previously worked as the software firm’s vice-president, product management and design. Prior to joining ACL, Zitting served in the technology and security risk services practice at Ernst & Young before co-founding risk advisory services firm Linford & Co. LLP. Entrepreneurially moving into software, he led two SaaS startups through acquisition, including Workpapers.com, which was acquired by ACL in 2011.
Transportation
Larry Beasley and Tony Gugliotta have been appointed to the TransLink board. Beasley is the founding principal of Beasley and Associates and holds the title of distinguished practice professor of planning at the University of British Columbia. Gugliotta is senior vice-president of business development at the Vancouver Airport Authority. Outgoing board members are John Dawson and Robin Chakrabarti.
Hats Off
Business in Vancouver welcomes submissions from local small businesses and large corporations alike that demonstrate examples of corporate philanthropy and community involvement in the Vancouver area. High-resolution images are also welcome.
Force Four Entertainment donated a portion of its film collection, worth $1.8 million, to Simon Fraser University Library. The collection is SFU Library’s highest-valued donation to date.
Surrey developer J.S. Randhawa donated $100,000 to ImageTech, headed by Ryan D’Arcy, which is part of Surrey Innovation Boulevard. The donation will be directed to purchasing a unique machine for diagnosing serious brain conditions in children.
The Fraser Valley Shrine Club No. 11 donated $20,000 to the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation. The funds will be split between the new Rotary Club of Chilliwack-Fraser pediatric observation unit at Chilliwack General Hospital and needs at the Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope. Home Depot recently sent a team of volunteers to paint the Rotary Club of Chilliwack-Fraser pediatric unit free of charge.
Otter Co-op donated $75,000 in funds and gifts in kind to the University of the Fraser Valley’s (UFV) agriculture programs. The funding provided by Otter Co-op helped to build and outfit barn facilities in the UFV Agriculture Centre of Excellence on the UFV Chilliwack campus. UFV has named the Otter Co-op Cold Barn in recognition of the donation.
The Founder’s Cup Charity Classic donated $15,000 to the BC Sports Hall of Fame. The donation will support the Hero in You youth education programs.
Staff at RBC branches in the Tri-Cities, New Westminster and Burnaby donated $1,860 to Crossroads Hospice Society as a part of the bank’s annual Denim Days.
Economical Insurance donated $50,000 to Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers’ “See Something, Say Something” school safety workshop. The program, originally launched in Vancouver and Coquitlam two years ago with a $50,000 donation from Economical Insurance, can now be expanded to reach students in Surrey and Burnaby.
Steve Nash Fitness Clubs donated $10,000 to the Adoptive Families Association of BC. The funds will be used to raise awareness of the nearly 1,000 children and youth in B.C. waiting to be adopted. •
