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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top British Columbia based President operating in the Real Estate space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Angela Lau
Senior Vice President of Finance & Corporate Secretary of Maxar Technologies
Angela Lau was appointed Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Secretary of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) in July 2016. She is based at our office in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ms. Lau also served in various leadership positions in the taxation and treasury functions of MDA. Previous to joining MDA in September 2006, Ms. Lau worked for many years as an income tax advisor at KPMG and was the head of taxation at a Canadian biotechnology company. Ms. Lau also served on the Industry Tax Committee of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. Ms. Lau earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with honors) from the University of British Columbia and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.
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About Maxar Technologies: Maxar Technologies provides integrated space infrastructure and Earth intelligence.
Donald Osborne
President of Information Systems of Maxar Technologies
Don Osborne was appointed President of MDA’s Information Systems Group in June 2014. He is based at our office in Richmond, British Columbia. Mr. Osborne also served as President, Satellite Systems, covering the Montreal and UK operations. He was then appointed President, Satellite Systems and Advanced Technologies, adding MDA’s robotics business in Brampton, Ontario to his responsibilities. Previous to joining MDA in May 2009, he held the position of President, Advantech Networks, a provider of Satellite and Wireless Solutions for the Telecommunications and Broadband markets. Mr. Osborne also worked at Spar Aerospace in 1983 as a Mechanical Design Engineer. After joining the management team in 1989, he held positions of increasing responsibility in Manufacturing, Engineering, Program Management, Sales and Marketing and Business Unit Management. Mr. Osborne holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration, both from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.
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About EarthDaily Analytics, Maxar Technologies: Maxar Technologies provides integrated space infrastructure and Earth intelligence.
Hayden James
Co-Founder & President of Fraction
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About Fraction: Fraction is a technology-based lending platform focused on making residential real estate affordable, flexible, and liquid.
Balbir Johal
President of Longview
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About Longview: Longview enables plug and play environment for licensed growers to supply only the agricultural material and expertise.
Simon Cmrlec
President of Ausenco
Simon manages the North America region having led Ausenco’s APAC/Africa region for the previous two years. Prior to this, he spent three years in the role of President, Program Management. Simon has 20 years’ experience in lead management roles on a variety of major projects and his career has taken him to China, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Peru, New Caledonia and the USA in roles with Vale Inco, Kvaerner and WMC.
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About Ausenco: We set high global standards for leading edge engineering and project management services in the resources and energy sectors.
Ed Meka
Executive Vice President of Ausenco
Ed has more than 29 years’ experience in senior management and operational roles in the global mining and minerals processing industry, and is one of Ausenco’s longest-serving executives. Ed is currently responsible for leading the pursuit of strategic opportunities, major projects and key client relationships across the organisation. Prior to this, Ed was accountable for all of Ausenco’s Americas operation, realising approximately 60% of the company’s revenue base through the delivery of consulting, engineering and project services across the resources and energy sectors. His previous roles within Ausenco have included running the Environment & Sustainability and Process Infrastructure business lines, as well as project delivery, study management and business development. Ed’s previous employers have included Mt Isa Mines Limited, BHP Ok Tedi (for BHP Engineering Limited), Pancontinental Mining Limited and BHP Coal.
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About Ausenco: We set high global standards for leading edge engineering and project management services in the resources and energy sectors.
Joe Moosa
President & Co-Founder of Pacific Reach Properties
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About Pacific Reach Properties: Pacific Reach Properties is a full-service, vertically-integrated real estate investment firm.
Neil Chrystal
President of Polygon Homes
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About Polygon Homes: The Polygon family of companies are among the most well established and highly respected home builders in British Columbia.
Bill Downing
President of Structurlam Products
Bill is the President of Structurlam Products, Canada’s leading supplier of mass-timber solutions to the construction industry. Bill began his career as a forester in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. Over the ensuing 30 years, he has worked in almost every aspect wood products industry. Prior to joining Structurlam in 2007, Bill was CEO of BC Wood Specialties, an association of British Columbia’s secondary, or value-added wood product firms. He is a passionate proponent of British Columbia’s value-added industry and the province’s drive to become a centre of excellence in mass-timber construction. Under his guidance, Structurlam has supplied some of the world’s most impressive mass-timber structures including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Richmond’s Olympic Oval, the Raleigh Durham airport and, most recently, the world’s tallest wood building, UBC Brock Commons student residence. Bill has a degree in forestry from the University of British Columbia, an MBA from the University of Washington and is a Registered Professional Forester.
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About Structurlam Products: Premier manufacturer of structural wood products.
R. Bev Harrison
President, Executive Officer of New Detroit
Chief Executive Officer responsible for ensuring compliance with the LLC Operating Agreement. A mature financial executive with strategic leadership and expertise in both traditional and entrepreneurial environments. Personal strengths include superb organization, and an energetic, systematic approach to all challenges. Experienced relationship-builder with Boards of Directors, lenders, investors and auditors. Identifies new opportunities and successfully pursues them. See http://www.bevharrison.biz/ for more details.
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About New Detroit: In 2010, Detroit native Dan Gilbert moved his Quicken Loans headquarters to Detroit, purchased nearly $10 billion of prime real-estate.
Sean Higgins
Executive Vice President of CityView
As the Executive Vice President, Sean is accountable to CityView meeting its goals of delivering a superior customer experience, while ensuring growth, sustainability and ongoing profitability of the business. Together with the leadership team, Sean’s focus is on delivering exceptional business solutions to our customer base as well as expanding market share. Sean has been with CityView since 2004, serving many roles including Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Regional Sales Director, and also leading several customer implementations in the role of Business Analyst. Sean has 15 years of experience in technology sales and a Master of Science in Agriculture (CUM LAUDE) from the University of Natal, South Africa.
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About CityView: CityView is a developer of local government business process automation software.
Tom Rossiter
CEO, President, Director of RESAAS
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About RESAAS: The World’s Largest Real Estate Technology Platform
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