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BC CFO Awards Honour Leaders in Finance
L to R: CPABC members and BC CFO Award 2018 recipients John Hanna, Cathy Imrie, Pamela Lee, John Crawford, Judy Leung, Mary Falconer, and Tony Brooks. Photo courtesy of Business in Vancouver.
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o celebrate remarkable leaders in the financial sector, CPABC once again partnered with Business in Vancouver to host the annual BC
CFO Awards. The 2018 awards gala was held on June 7 at Vancouver’s Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. The honourees, all CPAs, were chosen
by a panel of judges based on their proven ability to help companies grow through sound business principles, financial reporting, and
strategic decision-making. They were recognized in the following award categories:
• Large Private Company:
Judy Leung, CPA, CA – CFO, Westbank Corp.
• Small Public Company:
John Hanna, CPA, CGA – CFO, Vecima Networks Inc.
• Small Private Company:
Pamela Lee, CPA, CA – CFO, Mr. Lube Canada
• Non-Profit Company:
Tony Brooks, CPA, CA – CFO and VP, Entrepreneurship and
Commercialization, Genome British Columbia.
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• Publicly Accountable Company:
Mary Falconer, CPA, CA – Senior VP, CFO and Corporate Secretary,
Westminster Savings Credit Union
• Transformation Agent:
Cathy Imrie, CPA, CA – CFO and Senior VP, Business,
Vancouver Aquarium
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
John Crawford, FCPA, FCA – Interim President and CEO
(formerly CFO), Pacific Blue Cross