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This list showcases the top British Columbia based VP’ operating in the Finance space. If you think a VP’ 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.
Trevor O
VP, Engineering of Bench
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About Bench: Bench is a fintech company that provides online bookkeeping services for small businesses.
Rolf Dekleer
VP Investments of PenderFund Capital Management
Rolf Dekleer has eighteen years of operating experience with technology companies such as Cymbolic Sciences, MacDonald Dettwiler, Agilent Technologies, Hewlett-Packard and Schlumberger. He has extensive experience in product management and business development, including 10 years with venture capital backed firms. Rolf has an MA and an MBA from York University, and graduated from BCIT’s Electronics Engineering program. Current and past board positions include Angstrom Power, BC Photonics Industry Assoc., Canadian Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Assoc., Cellex Power, Clearwater Technologies, CoolEdge Lighting, CopperLeaf Technologies, D-Wave Systems, Dyaptive Systems, General Fusion, NxtGen Emission Controls, Radiant Communications, Redlen Technologies, Spark Integration, Switch Materials, Versawave Technologies and Zeugma Systems.
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About Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), PenderFund Capital Management: PenderFund Capital Management is an investment firm that aims to create value for investors by generating superior risk-adjusted returns.
Soheil Karkhanechi
Senior Vice President – Institutional of Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
Soheil is Senior Vice President of Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group, responsible for overseeing various components of the institutional business. His prior career experience includes the founding of the Special Situations business at Deutsche Bank in New York where he managed a portfolio of risk arbitrage investments. Prior to that, Soheil was an M&A banker at Merrill Lynch and he started his career as an M&A lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell. Soheil received his B.A. from Trinity College, University of Toronto, his M.A. in Economics from the University of Toronto and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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About Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group: Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. provides a broad range of traditional and alternative investment
Kenneth Conroy
VP of Data Science of Finn AI
Kenneth Conroy is the VP of Data Science at Finn AI.
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About Finn AI: Finn AI provides AI-powered conversational banking technology for personal banking and finance.
Christine Bergeron
Vice President, Community Business Banking of Vancity
Christine has spent over 20 years working with entrepreneurs, financing innovative companies and building financial firms – all focused within the cleantech, sustainability and impact investing sectors. As a founding team member and Vice President of Chrysalix Energy, an early stage venture firm, she was part of a team that pioneered “cleantech” investing. She then co-founded an alternative asset management firm furthering her expertise in sustainability financing. She currently leads Vancity’s business banking group which finances small and medium sized enterprises in BC, and is growing the portfolio by putting people, communities and the planet first. Christine is a recipient of BC’s Top 40 under 40, Rising Star with the AWF and a Clean16 winner with Canada’s Clean50 awards. She can usually be found enjoying all that Vancouver offers – running, hiking, skiing, cycling. She is passionate about education, entrepreneurship and innovation, democracy, social trends and empowering people to be their best.
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About Vancity: Vancity is one of Canada’s largest credit unions, with $17.1 billion in assets, more than 492,000 members and 57 branches throughout Metro
Christine Bergeron
Vice President, Community Business Banking of Vancity
Christine has spent over 20 years working with entrepreneurs, financing innovative companies and building financial firms – all focused within the cleantech, sustainability and impact investing sectors. As a founding team member and Vice President of Chrysalix Energy, an early stage venture firm, she was part of a team that pioneered “cleantech” investing. She then co-founded an alternative asset management firm furthering her expertise in sustainability financing. She currently leads Vancity’s business banking group which finances small and medium sized enterprises in BC, and is growing the portfolio by putting people, communities and the planet first. Christine is a recipient of BC’s Top 40 under 40, Rising Star with the AWF and a Clean16 winner with Canada’s Clean50 awards. She can usually be found enjoying all that Vancouver offers – running, hiking, skiing, cycling. She is passionate about education, entrepreneurship and innovation, democracy, social trends and empowering people to be their best.
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About Vancity: Vancity is one of Canada’s largest credit unions, with $17.1 billion in assets, more than 492,000 members and 57 branches throughout Metro
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