IllustratIon: GarY ClEMEnt; Paul DuCHart JunE 2016 BCBusiness 61
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Governors' Banquet and Rix Awards
at this year's black-tie gala, Janet austin, CEo of YWCa Metro Vancouver, was
inducted into the Council of Governors, while David Podmore, chairman and
CEo of
Concert Properties ltd., and FortisBC each received a rix award
A b o u t T o w n W i t h P a u l D u c h a r t
Survey Says...
Our unscientic poll of random
partygoers at the bash
Vancouver Convention Centre, April 11, 2016
1. Janet Austin YWCa Metro Vancouver CEo and 2014-15 Vancouver Board of trade chair; Joanne Brown; and her husband, Peter
Brown, Canaccord Genuity founder and honourary chairman, and Vancouver Police Foundation chairman 2. Tim Manning,
Greater Vancouver Board of trade chair and rBC royal Bank regional VP commercial financial services; and Christopher Lythgo,
Business Development Bank of Canada senior partner consulting 3. Carole Taylor, Greater Vancouver Board of trade governor;
and David Podmore, Concert Properties ltd. chairman and CEo, and rix award recipient for Engaged Community Citizenship 2016
4. Michael Mulcahy, FortisBC president and CEo, accepted the rix award for Engaged Corporate Citizenship 2016 on behalf of
FortisBC; and his wife, Cindy Mulcahy 5. Iain Black, Greater Vancouver Board of trade president and CEo; and Suzanne Anton, minister
of justice and attorney general of British Columbia 6. Ken Martin, Greater Vancouver Board of trade governor and former CEo
of Pacific Blue Cross; Mary Anne Davidson, Greater Vancouver Board of trade director; and Robin Silvester, Greater Vancouver Board of
trade senior vice-chair and Port Metro Vancouver president and CEo
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T H i s m O n T H ' s q u e s T i O n :
Was it important to change the
board of trade's name to Greater
Vancouver Board of trade?
5
6
Yes 75%
no
15%
Don't Know
10%
