MEMBERS IN FOCUS
Kudos!
Liisa Atva, CPA, CA, an educator, business
advisor, and author of The Ask: How Much
is a Small Business Worth?, has received the
2018 Communicator Award from the
Canadian Institute of Chartered Business
Valuators for her significant contributions
to promoting the business valuation
profession.
Mia Maki, FCPA, FCMA, an entrepreneurship
professor at the University of Victoria and
head of Quimper Consulting, has received
the Colin Lennox Award for Technology
Champion from VIATEC (Victoria
Innovation, Advanced Technology and
Entrepreneurship Council) for her long-
standing and wide-ranging support of the
Greater Victoria tech sector.
Giulio Bonifacio, CPA, CGA, has been
appointed president, CEO, and director of
CopperBank Resources Corp. in Vancouver.
Giulio has held senior executive roles in the
mining industry for more than 30 years,
including 12 years as founder, president,
CEO, and director of Nevada Copper Corp.
Danial Buckle, CPA, CA, has been
appointed as chief financial officer of
Grande West Transportation Group in
Aldergrove. Prior to this appointment,
Danial served for eight years as the finance
director and corporate secretary of Fortress
Paper in North Vancouver.
Bassam Moubarak, CPA, CA, a director for
Highway 50 Gold Corp. in Vancouver, has
been appointed as a strategic advisor for
Global Energy Metals Corp. in Vancouver.
Bassam has 10 years of executive experience,
including CFO positions with LiTHIUM X
Energy Corp. and Goldrock Mines Corp.
Elizabeth Richards, CPA, CA, was recently appointed as the
interim CFO for New World Resource Corp. in Vancouver. Prior
to this appointment, Elizabeth was an audit principal with
Davidson & Company LLP in Vancouver, where she worked for
12 years.
Jessica Jang, CPA, CA, has been appointed
as director of corporate finance for Amacon
at the company’s Vancouver office. Jessica
joined Amacon as a senior corporate
accountant in 2011 and was promoted to
corporate controller in 2012.
Rick Thorpe, FCPA, FCMA, has been
named an Honorary Fellow of Okanagan
College. Active in the community and at the
board level, Rick has served as an MLA, a
BC cabinet member, deputy chair of BC’s
Treasury Board, and chair of the CRA’s
Board of Management. He also helped
reposition BC’s grape and wine industry.
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46 CPABC in Focus • July/August 2018