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Alan Kerr – Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance & Corporate for BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC)

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PFM Executive Search is pleased to announce that Alan Kerr has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance & Corporate for BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC).

BCLC is a Crown corporation that conducts and manages lottery, eGaming, casino and bingo gambling on behalf of the Province of British Columbia. Since April 1, 1985 BCLC has generated more than $23 billion to support communities in British Columbia.

Through a successful career in the public and private sectors, as well as the Royal Canadian Navy, Alan brings to BCLC extensive experience in finance, operations and people management. He is currently the Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer for the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, based in Ottawa.

PFM Executive Search is recognized as a leader in executive search and has been working with some of the most prominent Canadian private, public and not-for-profit sector clients over the past 27-years. We are known for our ability to recruit senior leaders from around the world to top management positions.

Alicia Oeser – Director, Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office for The University of British Columbia (UBC)

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PFM Executive Search is thrilled to announce that Alicia Oeser has been appointed as the new Director, Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office for the University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus.

Over the past six years, Alicia has served as the Director for the office responding to sexual and gender-based violence and harassment at both Harvard University and UCLA. She is a passionate and energetic leader with 13 years of experience working to support and advocate for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and harassment. She also brings significant expertise in creating cultures of compassion, mutual respect and accountability.

UBC’s Office of Sexual Violence Prevention & Response is the primary point of contact for survivors of sexual violence and misconduct, as well as for their family, friends, colleagues and supervisors.

PFM Executive Search is recognized as a leader in executive search and has been working with some of the most prominent Canadian private, public and not-for-profit sector clients over the past 27-years. We are known for our ability to recruit senior leaders from around the world to top management positions.

alumni UBC Launches alumNIGHTS: Leadership Lessons

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In December 2019, alumni UBC launched a year-long series that will connect and engage alumni around the theme of leadership. The series kicked off in Vancouver with an evening where UBC alumni gathered to network and learn from high-profile industry leaders. This evening was hosted by PFM Partner, Shelina Esmail, who is also an alumni BC board member.

The evening began with a panel discussion where the leaders shared some of their learning and advice, as well as challenges they’ve faced in their career journeys. Following the program, attendees had the opportunity to meet the panelists and local alumni in an open networking environment over food and refreshments. Attendees – recent grads and well-established alumni alike – walked away feeling inspired, keen to develop their own leadership skills and pave their own paths to leadership.

If you would like to listen to the Podcast from this event and/or subscribe to the alumni UBC Podcasts, please go to: www.alumni.ubc.ca/podcasts/alumnights-leadership-lessons

Bruce Hayne – Executive Director for the Boating BC Association

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PFM Executive Search is excited to announce the appointment of Bruce Hayne as the new Executive Director of the Boating BC Association.

Boating BC represents the recreational boating industry across British Columbia and is comprised of more than 300-member businesses. The Association offers counsel on business and governance issues, as well as representing and advocating on behalf of the boating industry to all levels of government.

Bruce is an accomplished business owner with an extensive marketing and advertising background. He also brings a great deal of experience at the government level, having served as a Councillor in the City of Surrey over a seven-year period.

Bruce succeeds Lisa Geddes, who has held the position since June of 2014, and under whose guidance Boating BC’s profile and presence as the voice of BC’s recreational boating industry has been elevated.

“I would like to welcome Bruce to the Boating BC team. The skills and experience he brings will be an asset in both representing and advocating for the sector” said Don Prittie, President of Boating BC Association. “And I speak for the entire Board when I say that Lisa’s dedication and commitment has been instrumental to our success for the last several years.”

Bruce’s appointment comes amidst preparations for Boating BC’s signature event, the Vancouver International Boat Show, February 5-9 at BC Place and Granville Island. The Association also spearheads a number of proactive initiatives, including its Abandoned Boats Program, BC’s Top Boating Destination, and Safe Boating Week, while highlighting skills shortages in the industry and funding bursaries and scholarships for students seeking a career in the industry.

Bruce will assume the position of Executive Director effective January 6, 2020.

PFM Executive Search is recognized as a leader in executive search and has been working with some of the most prominent Canadian private, public and not-for-profit sector clients over the past 27-years. We are known for our ability to recruit senior leaders from around the world to top management positions.

Rick Hart – Associate Vice-President, Communications for the University of British Columbia (UBC)

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PFM Executive Search welcomes Rick Hart as the new Associate Vice-President, Communications for the University of British Columbia. This follows an intensive and inclusive search process with a Selection Committee led by UBC’s Vice President, External Relations.

Rick is well positioned for success as the new AVP Communications having joined UBC in 2013 as the Director of Brand and Marketing Communications, before becoming Senior Director, Brand and Marketing, in 2018. During this time, Rick was involved in a number of key initiatives such as the recent “The Potential is Yours” brand marketing campaign, the launch of UBC Connects, the creation of UBC’s Brand Leadership Council and the launch of the UBC Strategic Plan.

A Sauder School of Business graduate, Rick has also held senior positions at a number of global integrated communications agencies during his 20-year career, in Canada and the UK.

The AVP, Communications oversees UBC’s central Communications portfolio, comprising Brand and Marketing, Internal Communications and Media Relations. The role is a key part of the External Relations leadership team — collaborating and strengthening alignment in communications and marketing across UBC as a whole.

PFM Executive Search created a collaborative search process involving various key stakeholders and partner groups inside and outside the university. We are delighted Rick was the successful candidate given his breadth of marketing-communications experience and the depth of understanding he brings through his six years at UBC.

PFM Executive Search is recognized as a leader in working with diverse selection committees in the Higher Education Sector. The firm brings a global reach to each and every assignment in the post-secondary field and ensures an open and transparent search & selection process for our university clients.