Recent Events In Pictures : May - FEI Canada
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DRAFT—September 2011 Issue<br />
Summer 2012<br />
President’s Report<br />
President’s<br />
Report<br />
As summer officially<br />
begins, we come to<br />
the end of the<br />
2011/2012 year for<br />
the Vancouver<br />
Chapter. It’s been<br />
my pleasure to serve<br />
as President this<br />
year. Despite a drop<br />
in membership through the year, which was<br />
experienced by all Chapters across the<br />
Province, I believe that we had a very<br />
successful year. We had a great line up of<br />
events and speakers, culminating with our<br />
60 th Anniversary celebration on <strong>May</strong> 31,<br />
attracted a number of new sponsors and<br />
began a review of our sponsorship that will<br />
benefit our members in the coming years. I<br />
had the privilege of working with a very<br />
strong, dedicated group of people on the<br />
Board and congratulate everyone on their<br />
contributions to our Chapter.<br />
The majority of the Board will be returning<br />
next year, but we will be losing a few<br />
members, who will be moving on to new<br />
challenges:<br />
Brad Cruikshank. After serving for 7<br />
years, including two terms as President,<br />
Brad has decided to step aside to make<br />
room for some new faces on the Board<br />
and concentrate on all the various<br />
activities of the Dueck Group, which<br />
includes not only the car dealerships, but<br />
a hockey team, hockey arena and a<br />
number of other businesses that keep<br />
Brad very busy.<br />
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Doug Morison. I’m not sure how long<br />
Doug has served on the Board, but I<br />
know he has been there as long as I’ve<br />
been a member. Most of the time he was<br />
focused on events; either as a member of<br />
the Committee or as Chair. Doug has<br />
recently come out of his self-imposed<br />
retirement to start up The CFO Centre in<br />
Vancouver, the Canadian branch of a<br />
successful UK company that provides<br />
part-time CFO services.<br />
Marco Falcone. Marco has only been on<br />
the Board for the last year, but in that<br />
time he contributed strongly to the <strong>Events</strong><br />
Committee and brought this strong<br />
business sense to overall Board<br />
discussions. Marco has decided to strike<br />
out on his own with a new business and<br />
needs to concentrate all his efforts there.<br />
On behalf of all the Board and members of<br />
the Chapter, I thank each of you for your<br />
strong contributions over the years and<br />
wish you well in your new endeavors.<br />
Over the summer we will be looking to find<br />
replacements for these three to sit on next<br />
year’s Board.<br />
If you are interested, please contact any<br />
member of the Nomination Committee -<br />
which is comprised of Brad Cruikshank, Issa<br />
Nahkleh and myself.<br />
I look forward to seeing you at our first event<br />
in September, and don`t forget about the golf<br />
tournament on September 25 at the UBC<br />
Golf Club.<br />
Brad Bardua
DRAFT—September 2011 Issue<br />
Page 2<br />
Summer 2012<br />
Let’s stay in<br />
touch<br />
The 60th Anniversary<br />
Celebration on <strong>May</strong> 31<br />
was a great opportunity<br />
for long-time members to<br />
reunite with <strong>FEI</strong> friends<br />
they hadn’t seen for years.<br />
But you don’t have to<br />
wait for another anniversary<br />
to stay in touch.<br />
Past <strong>FEI</strong> Presidents and Hugh Lindsay<br />
If you would like to become involved, the<br />
Nomination Committee would like to hear from<br />
you!<br />
Brad Bardua (President)<br />
604-629-5182 ext 2188<br />
Email: brad.bardua@avigilon.com<br />
Brad Cruickshank (Past President)<br />
604-326-7225<br />
Email: brad.cruickshank@dueckgm.com<br />
Issa Nahkleh (Secretary)<br />
604-566-8206<br />
Email: issa.nakhleh@shaw.ca<br />
<strong>FEI</strong> meetings are intended<br />
to opportunities for members<br />
to meet regularly and<br />
make professional contacts<br />
that develop into<br />
friendships. Retirement does not have to mean the<br />
end to these relationships. The chapter encourages<br />
retired members (<strong>FEI</strong>sters) to continue networking<br />
with old and new friends by attending the<br />
program of speakers. Becoming a retired member<br />
provides access to the events at a modest<br />
cost – particularly if you can get your employer or<br />
personal business to pay the dues.<br />
If you’re already a retired or life member, we<br />
hope you will be inspired to join us more often at<br />
our regular meetings.<br />
If you’re getting close to retirement, contact<br />
Cathy Jackson <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>’s Director, Membership<br />
Development (866) 677-3007 ext. 5110.to<br />
discuss life membership. You’ll be glad you did.<br />
Hugh Lindsay<br />
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DRAFT—September 2011 Issue<br />
Members in the News<br />
<strong>Recent</strong>ly…<br />
Ted Butterfield, CA – has been recognized in 2012 by the <strong>In</strong>stitute of Chartered Accountants of<br />
BC as a Community Service Award winner for his outstanding contributions to the community.<br />
He is currently the Chair and President for the Prostate Cancer Foundation BC and serves on the<br />
Board of the Lion’s Gate Rotary Club. <strong>In</strong> the past, Ted has also served as a Board member for<br />
the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver as well as the McMillan Space Centre. Ted also<br />
has time to be the CFO of <strong>In</strong>ternational Water-Guard <strong>In</strong>dustries <strong>In</strong>c. and IWG Technologies <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
Angela Yap, CA – she is our current Vice President for the <strong>FEI</strong> Vancouver Chapter and she recently<br />
gave birth to her first child, Bradley. (“Congratulations Angela as well as your husband,<br />
Travis!”).<br />
Lawrence “Lal” Fox, CA – is celebrating his 50th year as a CA and is being recognized by the<br />
<strong>In</strong>stitute of Chartered Accountants of BC as a “50-Year Member”.<br />
Jeremy Hooper, CA - is celebrating his 50th year as a CA and is being recognized by the <strong>In</strong>stitute<br />
of Chartered Accountants of BC as a “50-Year Member”.<br />
John Croll, FCA - is celebrating his 60th year as a CA and is being recognized by the <strong>In</strong>stitute of<br />
Chartered Accountants of BC as a “60-Year Member”.<br />
Fiona Leung, CA, CFP, CPA (US) – is now the CFO for Huakan <strong>In</strong>ternational Mining <strong>In</strong>c., which<br />
is a junior mining company trading on the TSX-V. Fiona has worked previously with <strong>In</strong>terwrap<br />
<strong>In</strong>c., GLG Life Tech Corporation, Mundoro Mining <strong>In</strong>c. and E&Y LLP.<br />
Navida Suleman, CA – is no longer the AVP, Finance with First West Credit Union. She is now<br />
engaged in pursuing new endeavors. Navida was formerly the Finance Director for COBS Bread<br />
and also worked for Rogers Wireless, <strong>In</strong>trawest and Starbucks Coffee.<br />
Henry Lu, CA – is now the new CFO for Retirement Concepts, which is a family-owned and operated<br />
Canadian company with 19 retirement communities and homes across BC and one in<br />
Quebec. Henry was previously with Mosaic Homes, which is a residential property developer<br />
based in Vancouver.<br />
Danley Yip, CA – was elected to the 2012/2013 <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> Board of Directors in June and will<br />
also serve as the Chair of the Membership Committee for <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>.<br />
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Danley Yip
DRAFT—September 2011 Issue<br />
<strong>FEI</strong> Membership<br />
Committee Report<br />
The results are in for the <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong><br />
Membership Survey conducted in <strong>May</strong>. We<br />
had 219 responses (representing 12.2% of<br />
the total membership) from 1,785 members<br />
across <strong>Canada</strong>, who received the Survey to<br />
complete. Our members stated that the main<br />
reasons they join and stay with <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> is<br />
the networking and quality of speakers at<br />
meetings, followed by continuing education<br />
requirements and updates on technical issues.<br />
Our members also indicated that they<br />
would like to participate in new <strong>FEI</strong> initiatives<br />
such as roundtable discussions or virtual<br />
meetings with content experts. The Survey<br />
further indicated that the topics members<br />
were most interested in were leadership &<br />
management, followed by risk management,<br />
IT issues and talent retention & executive<br />
compensation.<br />
Over the summer, <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> will be working<br />
with HEC Montreal MBA students to review<br />
the Survey results in more detail and prepare<br />
a report to define <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>’s value proposition<br />
and marketing plan based upon current<br />
and future members’ needs and other leading<br />
organizations’ practices. The report will be<br />
presented at the September <strong>FEI</strong> <strong>Canada</strong><br />
Board meeting for full review and discussion.<br />
Stay tuned for further news on the Survey and<br />
the completed report.<br />
<strong>FEI</strong> still exists primarily for its networking opportunities<br />
and being able to be plugged into<br />
the CFO and senior financial executive community.<br />
I read a recent article on 5 reasons<br />
you should invest your time in networking.<br />
The number one reason for networking was<br />
4<br />
the simple benefit of having friends in the<br />
business community with no strings attached.<br />
This was followed by business opportunities,<br />
professional advice, better connections to certain<br />
people and a positive sense of belonging.<br />
Shared experiences from networking can help<br />
you in your career and to solve business issues.<br />
So, the extent<br />
to which you benefit<br />
will depend on your<br />
The number one<br />
reason for<br />
networking was the<br />
simple benefit of<br />
having friends in the<br />
business community<br />
with no strings<br />
attached.<br />
involvement with<br />
<strong>FEI</strong> and the events<br />
you attend.<br />
I want to offer a<br />
big welcome to<br />
our newest <strong>FEI</strong><br />
Vancouver Chapter<br />
member –<br />
Vinetta Peek who<br />
is the President &<br />
CEO for CMA of<br />
BC. Vinetta replace<br />
Colin Bennett, who had been the long<br />
-time President & CEO for CMA of BC before<br />
his retirement early this year.<br />
On behalf of Rob Hibberd, who has been assisting<br />
me with the Vancouver Chapter’s<br />
Membership Committee, we want to thank<br />
everyone for helping us out this past year.<br />
Another year has come to an end and we will<br />
be taking a hiatus over the summer and look<br />
forward to connecting up with you again in<br />
September.<br />
Danley Yip
DRAFT—September 2011 Issue<br />
<strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Events</strong> <strong>In</strong><br />
<strong>Pictures</strong> :<br />
<strong>May</strong><br />
Glynn Spelliscy, his daughter Sheila Hall, and Pat Philley<br />
Above Hugh Lindsay and <strong>Events</strong> Director/MC Doug<br />
Morison<br />
To the left <strong>FEI</strong> Chair Hugh Lindsay<br />
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DRAFT—September 2011 Issue<br />
<strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Events</strong>:<br />
June<br />
<strong>Recent</strong>ly…<br />
On Thursday, June 7th, we were pleased to host the Deputy Minister of Finance, Peter<br />
Milburn. Peter focused his discussion on the following points:<br />
BC Performance - Decade in Review: Peter's presentation culminated in the very favorable<br />
AAA credit rating that it enjoys while many OECD countries (and Ontario) have seen significant<br />
downgrades.<br />
British Columbia Budget 2012: Peter's presentation on this point culminated in the current<br />
budget's goal of balancing the budget by 2013/14.<br />
Challenges: Peter outlined the challenges of managing spending growth in health, K-12 Education<br />
and Post-Secondary Education. "Prudence remains important" was the message<br />
as he illustrated the potential headwinds such as the Euro Zone and US Consensus outlooks<br />
Looking Ahead: Peter focused on the following areas of opportunities that BC needs to exploit:<br />
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diversified export markets<br />
competitive tax rates<br />
sound fiscal management track record<br />
abundant energy sources<br />
Asia Pacific gateway<br />
working to ensure a sustainable health care system.<br />
The entire presentation is on the <strong>FEI</strong> website for anybody interested in reading more.<br />
Jeff Shickele<br />
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DRAFT—September 2011 Issue<br />
<strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Events</strong>:<br />
June<br />
Save the Date –<br />
September 25, 2012 – <strong>FEI</strong> Vancouver Chapter/<br />
Robert Half Management Resources Annual<br />
Golf Tournament – University Golf Course<br />
Make sure you put this date on your calendar. This year <strong>FEI</strong> Vancouver is teaming up<br />
with Robert Half Management Resources to put on a bigger and better golf tournament.<br />
RHMR has teamed up with the Toronto and Calgary <strong>FEI</strong> chapters for their golf<br />
tournaments over the past several years.<br />
We have moved the date of the Tournament from the traditional <strong>May</strong> time frame (rainy)<br />
to the September time frame (sunny). This also gives those many golfers time to tune<br />
up their game over the summer. With the bigger tournament, we anticipate a shotgun<br />
start.<br />
We will again be supporting the KidSafe charity organization.<br />
Watch for the Tournament Notice and Registration.<br />
Neil Hummel<br />
Chairman-<strong>FEI</strong> Golf Committee<br />
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DRAFT—September 2011 Issue<br />
<strong>FEI</strong> Vancouver Salutes our<br />
Sponsors and Supporters<br />
Aon Reed Stenhouse<br />
Chapter Supporters<br />
Should you be interested in sponsorship or have a recommendation for us to<br />
follow up on, please contact Fabiana Chubbs<br />
by e-mail at: fabianac@eldoradogold.com or by telephone: 604-601-6654<br />
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DRAFT—September 2011 Issue<br />
November 2011<br />
2011-2012 Chapter Board of<br />
Directors<br />
Brad Bardua<br />
Chief Financial Officer, Avigilon Corporation<br />
4th Floor, 858 Beatty Street<br />
Vancouver, BC V6B 1C1<br />
<strong>Canada</strong><br />
T: 604-629-5182 ext 2188<br />
F:<br />
E: brad.bardua@avigilon.com<br />
President<br />
Angela Yap<br />
Issa Nakhleh<br />
CFO, Quorum Management and Administrative<br />
Services <strong>In</strong>.<br />
CFO of Cream Minerals Limited<br />
CFO, Heartforce Medical <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
Suite 305 - 1818 Cornwall Avenue,<br />
Vancouver, V6J 1C7<br />
T: 604-646-5892<br />
F:<br />
E: angelayap88@gmail.com<br />
T: 604-566-8206<br />
F:<br />
E: issa.nakhleh@shaw.ca<br />
Vice President<br />
Secretary<br />
Alan Wong<br />
Brad Cruickshank<br />
Chartered Accountant<br />
2885 W 32nd Ave, Vancouver V6L 2B5<br />
Chief Financial Officer, Dueck GM<br />
400 SE Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC<br />
V5X4X2<br />
T: 778-772-6511<br />
F:<br />
E: alanlwong@telus.net<br />
T: 604-326-7225<br />
F: 604-324-4414<br />
E: brad.cruickshank@dueckgm.com<br />
Treasurer<br />
Past President<br />
Hugh Lindsay<br />
Danley Yip<br />
Robert Hibberd<br />
Fabiana Chubbs<br />
President, FMG Financial Mentors Group<br />
<strong>In</strong>c.<br />
2831 W 19 th Avenue, Vancouver V6L 1E4<br />
Division Director<br />
Robert Half Management Resources<br />
724 – 1055 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver<br />
V7X 1L4<br />
President<br />
AIS Advanced <strong>In</strong>ventory Services Ltd.<br />
303 - 1450 Burnaby Street, Vancouver<br />
V6G 1W7<br />
CFO, Eldorado Gold Corporation<br />
1188 - 550 Burrard Street, Vancouver<br />
V6C 2B5<br />
T: 604-732-0366<br />
F:<br />
E: hughl@telus.net<br />
T: 604-688-6393<br />
F: 604-687-7533<br />
E: danley.yip@rhmr.com<br />
T: 604-602-9383<br />
F: 800-215-6645<br />
E: rhibberd@advancedinventory.com<br />
T: 604-601-6654<br />
F:<br />
E: fabianac@eldoradogold.com<br />
<strong>FEI</strong>sters Chair<br />
Membership<br />
Committee Chair<br />
Membership<br />
Committee Director<br />
Sponsorship<br />
Committee Chair<br />
Roger Bissoondatt<br />
Chief Financial Officer<br />
BC Liquor Distribution Branch<br />
2625 Rupert St, Vancouver V5M 3T5<br />
T: 604-252-3151<br />
F:<br />
E: roger.bissoondatt@bcldb.com<br />
Sponsorship<br />
Committee Director<br />
Jeff Shickele<br />
Vice President Accounting<br />
Amacon Group<br />
300 – 911 Homer St, Vancouver, BC<br />
V6B 2W6<br />
Marco Faccone T:<br />
F:<br />
E:<br />
T: 604-602-7735<br />
F:<br />
E: jeff@shickele.com<br />
<strong>Events</strong> Committee<br />
Chair<br />
<strong>Events</strong> Committee<br />
Director<br />
Doug King<br />
Doug Morison<br />
Chief Financial Officer<br />
Fenix Energy<br />
#1290 - 1500 West Georgia, Vancouver, BC<br />
V6G 2Z6<br />
Principal,<br />
The CFO Centre<br />
1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC<br />
T: 604-684-7241 ext 321<br />
F: 604-684-7264<br />
E: dking@fenixenergy.com<br />
T: 778-378-0437<br />
F:<br />
E: douglas.morison@cfocentre.ca<br />
<strong>Events</strong> Committee<br />
Director<br />
<strong>Events</strong> Committee<br />
Director<br />
Cheryl Yaremko<br />
Donna Denham<br />
Chief Accounting Officer,<br />
British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority<br />
333 Dunsmuir Street, 11th Floor, Vancouver<br />
V6B 5R3<br />
Support Services Unlimited<br />
102 – 211 Columbia Street,<br />
Vancouver, BC V6A 2R5<br />
9<br />
T: 604-623-4110<br />
F:<br />
E: Cheryl.Yaremko@bchydro.com<br />
T: 604-681-0295<br />
F: 604-681-4545<br />
E: fei@bcoffice.com<br />
<strong>Events</strong> Committee<br />
Director<br />
Chapter<br />
Administrator