ILLUSTRATION: TONIA COWAN
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quality time
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B.C.'s Most Influential Women in Finance
Vancouver Club, March 7, 2019
Each year BCBusiness recognizes female leaders making a difference. Our inaugural event celebrating the province's
most influential women attracted more than 300 guests
A B O U T T OW N w i t h Pau l D uc h a r t
1. Sharon Driscoll, CFO, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers; Megan Cash, VP corporate finance, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers; and
Margaret Curran, director of finance, Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) 2. Nick Rockel, editor-in-chief, BCBusiness;
Cheryl Yaremko, CFO, GCT Global Container Terminals; Mary Ng, federal minister of small business and export promotion;
and Natalie Cartwright, co-founder and COO, Finn AI 3. Nanon de Gaspé Beaubien-Mattrick, founder and
president, Beehive Holdings; Brenda Irwin, co-founder and managing partner, Relentless Pursuit Partners; and Julie
McGill, managing partner, Fulmer Capital Partners 4. Reut Rothstein, group executive, HRA Group/Crossworks
Manufacturing; Bo Rothstein, partner, Farris Vaughan Wills & Murphy; Jennifer Harrison, senior communications
manager, Telus Corp.; and Elizabeth Harrison, partner, Farris 5. Maria Pacella, SVP private equity, PenderFund Capital
Management; Heather Conradi, director, impact investing, Vancity Capital; and Katri Ulmonen, partner, international tax
services, and director, U.S. tax services, MNP 6. Christy Clark, senior adviser, Bennett Jones, and former premier of B.C.;
and Marian Heemskerk, director of community life, Elim Village
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Survey Says...
Our unscientic poll of random
partygoers at the bash
T H I S M O N T H ' S Q U E S T I O N :
Did you start your career in finance
or transition from another field?
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70%
30%
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