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How the Winners Were Chosen
T
he EY Entrepreneur of the Year is an annual global awards
program administered by Ernst & Young (EY). Canada's
Pacic Region competition is overseen by the Ernst &
Young
LLP Vancouver oce, which selects judges from
among business leaders and past
EOY winners. Judges
look for a number of factors, including vision, leadership,
nancial performance and social responsibility. The Pacic
Region winner is among ve regional winners for Canada's EY
Entrepreneur of the Year; the Canadian winner advances to an
annual competition for World Entrepreneur of the Year from
among 60 country winners, each year held in Monte Carlo.
Details of the nomination process and judging criteria are avail-
able at ey.com/ca/EOY. Nominations are accepted year-round.
2016 Pacific Region Judges
ryan Beedie
President
BEEDIE grOuP
Charles Chang
President + Founder
LYra grOwTh
ParTnErS
Ashley Cooper
President
PaLaDIn SECurITY
Christine Cooper
Corporate
Finance head
BmO BanK OF
mOnTrEaL
Bill Tam
President
BC TEChnOLOgY
InDuSTrY
aSSOCIaTIOn
Debra Hewson
President
ODLum BrOwn
shannon rogers
President
gLOBaL rELaY
COmmunICaTIOnS
InC.
Lisa shields
Founder + CEO
FI.SPan
EOY
