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This list showcases the top British Columbia based Manager operating in the Energy space. If you think a Manager 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.
Brian Adolph
Vice President/Country Manager of Niko Resources
Mr. Brian Adolph, is a professional engineer with over 33 years of industry experience including 18 years internationally. He has worked worldwide including North America, Indonesia, Peru, Hungary, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Australia and New Zealand. He has received a Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He has strong managerial, operational and technical skills in developing and optimizing oil and gas projects in an international setting.
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About Niko Resources: Niko is a Calgary Canada based independent international oil and gas Company ,
David Raposo
Sr. Manager, Customer Contact Centre Operations of BC Hydro
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About BC Hydro: The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia.
Kari Baker
CX Program Manager of BC Hydro
Kari joined BC Hydro in early 2007 and in her current role is accountable for growing a customer-centric culture through projects, training and thought leadership with her small team of professionals. Her most recent success was the role she played in enabling a new bill for all customers where she was the business lead – driving change with a clear customer focus while also ensuring operational viability. While at BC Hydro she has contributed to other successful initiatives including the development of a new customer strategy in 2014; providing expertise and scaling design thinking capability; creating and running a small business customer panel; and leading an emergency preparedness campaign for customers as part of the Outage Communications Initiative. Prior to BC Hydro she was in charge of marketing and sales for a large national retailer who saw record growth and profits during her tenure. She is a certified customer experience professional and holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts from Ryerson University.
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About BC Hydro: The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia.
Jeff Hardman
Process and Quality Manager of BC Hydro
Jeff is the Process and Performance Manager of BC Hydro’s Contact Centre and Billing Operations department. Jeff leads a team of managers and their support staff responsible for workforce planning, knowledge management, quality assurance, training and continuous improvement. Jeff has 19 years of Customer Service experience in the utility industry, holding various leadership positions while working with BC Hydro and Accenture Business Services. Preceding his current role Jeff was responsible for overseeing the delivery of customer services for BC Hydro by an outsourcing partner and was part of a team responsible for successfully transitioning those functions back in house to BC Hydro in May of 2018.
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About BC Hydro: The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia.
Jeff Hardman
Process and Quality Manager of BC Hydro
Jeff is the Process and Performance Manager of BC Hydro’s Contact Centre and Billing Operations department. Jeff leads a team of managers and their support staff responsible for workforce planning, knowledge management, quality assurance, training and continuous improvement. Jeff has 19 years of Customer Service experience in the utility industry, holding various leadership positions while working with BC Hydro and Accenture Business Services. Preceding his current role Jeff was responsible for overseeing the delivery of customer services for BC Hydro by an outsourcing partner and was part of a team responsible for successfully transitioning those functions back in house to BC Hydro in May of 2018.
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About BC Hydro: The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia.
Darren Hawrish
General Manager, Consumer Solutions of Terramera
Darren is what many call a serial entrepreneur. He refers to himself as a “Brand Opportunity Innovator”. He has spent the last 20+ years in the world of lifestyle fashion, finding unique branded business opportunities and delivering them to markets world-wide. He has distributed, licensed and/or owned over 29 widely recognized brands, beginning his career with distribution of No Fear apparel in 1993. Other globally recognized brands include Reef Sandals, Spy Sunglasses, Obey Clothing, Sanuk Footwear, Saxx Underwear and Native Shoes. In his quest to continually create better business opportunities, Darren has founded or acquired 9 businesses. From brand holding companies through licensing, distribution, logistics and warehousing to retail ventures. All related in one way or another to innovatively delivering better business and brand to market opportunities. Darren completed his BBA at Simon Fraser University, was chosen as one of Canada’s top 40 entrepreneurs in 2004 and is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).
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About Terramera: Terramera provides intelligence developing safer, more effective plant-based replacements to synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Darron Craig
Business Development Manager, Grant Funding Manager & Co-Founder of Corvus Energy
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About Corvus Energy: Corvus Energy is a manufacturer of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) based on lithium NMC technology
Peter Shen
Product Manager of Aimsio
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About Aimsio: Aimsio improves managerial, operational, and financial processes by strengthening communications between the office and the job site.
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