At just 31 years old, Nolan Watson, CA is a mining CEO with a humanitarian heart: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/top-40-under-40/top-40-under-40-2010/nolan-watson-31-mining-ceo-with-a-humanitarian-heart/article2001417/
Kath Duncan, CA, has had a career path that is anything but traditional. Founder and principal of whataretheywearing.com, a celebrity fashion website that caters to helping women look their best, Kath says she thrives on challenge and adventure. That would explain why she’s taken the opportunity to travel to over 25 countries, and all 7 continents for various volunteerRead Story
Victor de Bonis, CA, is the Chief Operating Officer for Canucks Sports & Entertainment. This means he supports the entire business operations of the Vancouver Canucks and Rogers Arena from a strategic and tactical perspective. How did Victor know he wanted to be a CA and what advice does he have for current students? Check out this interview that tells all:
Niall Stirling, CA, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. After articling and working at Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young) for 8 years, Niall began his career at Coca Cola Schwepps. This led to the role of finance and operations director at Red Bull, bringing Niall to sunny California. From there he becameRead Story
Sarb Mund received his CMA designation in 2011 and applied the competencies he gained to start a business from scratch. That business is Soho Road, a popular food cart in downtown Vancouver. Read more here and learn how being an entrepreneur is more than a job – it’s a lifestyle. Page 34: http://ht.ly/hPirY%29
23 year old Daniel Thomas owns the UK’s leading hot tub and spa retailer. Daniel founded Danz Ltd, his luxury hot tub importing business in 2006. But this wasn’t his first taste of entrepreneurship. Daniel actually started his first business at just 18 years old, selling phone covers imported from China on eBay. In this interview, Daniel talks aboutRead Story
Ryan Beedie, President of the Beedie Group (which is also an approved Training Office) transformed his family owned real estate firm into a multi-billion dollar giant. He also recently made the largest donation to Simon Fraser University since the university first opened in 1965. See an inspiring interview with Ryan here, and learn why surrounding yourself with the rightRead Story
As a child Greg Roberts wanted to be either an entrepreneur or chartered accountant. It turned out that he could be both! Winner of Progress Magazine’s 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year award, he runs multiple businesses and employs over 900 individuals across Canada. This engaging profile offers Greg’s insight into the toughest part of starting a business to theRead Story
CICA and CaseWare are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2012 Bill Swirsky Innovation Award: Peter H. Wood, FCPA, FCA. A true visionary, Peter was always often head of the times and an early adopter of technology. In the mid-1980s he launched Canada’s first tax bulletin board service, Canadian Tax Online. In 1995, he launched TaxCast,Read Story
It is with great pleasure that we introduce the 13 BC students who made the National Honour Roll for the 2012 UFE: Ivan Wong (tied for the gold medal in Western Canada), Daniel Birks, Michelle Chan, Korinna Fehrmann, Cary Frank, Ryan Gill, Darwin Ho, Erin Reimer, Mick Stobart, Miiro Sueyoshi, Chen Wei, Trevor Wheatley, and Jonathan Wong.Read Story
