MEMBERS IN FOCUS
Kudos!
Brigitte Boutin, CPA, CMA, a naval commander
with the Royal Canadian Navy, became the first
chief finance and operating officer of Ocean
Networks Canada (ONC), the University of
Victoria’s ocean observatory facility, on July 4.
Brigitte is tasked with leading ONC’s strategic
financial operations plan. She previously held
several senior naval positions and represented
Canada on a variety of committees and working
groups, including the Joint Delegation of Canada to NATO in Brussels.
Dave Brownlie, FCPA, FCA, president & CEO
of Whistler Blackcomb, has been recognized as
one of BC’s top CEOs. Dave is being honoured
in the large company category for the 2016 BC
CEO of the Year awards, presented by Business
in Vancouver and MacKay CEO Forums. An
awards gala honouring this year’s winners will
be held on November 1 at the Fairmont
Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver.
Bryan Hack, CPA, CMA, has founded The BH
Consulting Group Ltd. in Vancouver. The
company specializes in offering advice,
management, and delivery of services relating
to enterprise resource planning (ERP). In
addition, BHC offers services associated with
corporate performance management, business
intelligence, and procurement of business
systems. Bryan has over 14 years of consulting
experience in ERP systems.
Deepak Arora, CPA, CGA, has been elected chair of the BC Chapter
of the ICAI, and Gaurav Kapadia, CPA, CA, has been elected
Chapter secretary. Both began serving one-year terms in August 2016.
MNP LLP is pleased to announce its newest partners in the Greater
Vancouver region. Based in MNP’s Vancouver office, Maggie Chan,
CPA, CGA, is a business adviser in the taxation group, and Dennis
Werkman, CPA, CGA, works in the international taxation services
group. Based in the Richmond office, Gurprit Mann, CPA, CA,
delivers tax and assurance services to public and private companies.
Based in the Surrey office, Chris Mould, CPA, CA, is a business
adviser in the private enterprise service group; Jyothi Rao, CPA,
CGA, works in the international tax services group; and Kelly
Taylor, CPA, CA, CGA, specializes in audit, accounting, taxation,
and business advisory services with a focus on real estate
construction companies. Based out of the Fraser Valley office, Ryan
Calder, CPA, CA, specializes in audit, accounting, taxation, and
business advisory services for the assurance group, and Christopher
Tilbury, CPA, CA, leads the Canadian taxation services group.
Maggie Chan
Dennis Werkman
Gurprit Mann
Chris Mould
Jyothi Rao
Kelly Taylor
Ryan Calder
Christopher Tilbury
Trista Humfries, CPA, CA, has joined the
board of directors of the Burnaby Board of
Trade. Trista is a senior manager in KPMG’s
Burnaby office.
Doug Macdonald, CPA, CMA, a founder of
Macdonald Shymko & Company Ltd., received the
Invesco Canada Award for Lifetime Achievement at
the Canadian Wealth Professional Awards gala
in Toronto on June 2. Doug was recognized for his
contributions to the financial services industry,
and, in particular, for how Macdonald Shymko &
Company pioneered the fee-only advice model
for the wealth management industry.
40 CPABC in Focus • Sept/Oct 2016