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Education
Christina de Castell has been appointed chief librarian at the Vancouver Public Library (VPL), succeeding Sandra Singh, who has been appointed general manager of arts, culture and community services at the City of Vancouver. De Castell joined VPL in 2006 and has served in increasingly senior roles, most recently as acting chief librarian since March 2018. She is internationally recognized for her expertise in copyright and digital technologies and has led the promotion of ebook lending among libraries in Canada. As a result of her innovative approach and leadership, VPL is considered a leader in ebooks among public libraries worldwide.
Energy
Josha MacNab has been appointed national director of policy and strategy at the Pembina Institute, Canada’s leading energy think tank. MacNab was previously B.C. regional director. Karen Tam Wu has been promoted to B.C. managing director from acting B.C. regional director. Betsy Agar has joined the Pembina Institute as senior analyst with the buildings and urban solutions program. Agar formerly worked at Renewable Cities at Simon Fraser University. Melyssa Hudson has joined the Pembina Institute as B.C. engagement lead.
Finance
Peter Kappel has been appointed chair of the BC Lottery Corp. (BCLC). Kappel is the former managing director and head of securitization with DVB Bank AG in London. Previously, he was the managing director and co-head of the securitization and transitional debt finance group with Calyon (Crédit Agricole); managing director and head of European securitization group with Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein; and director and head of structured finance with Nomura International – all based in London. Kappel replaces current chair Bud Smith. Smith joined the BCLC board in May 2012 and was named chair in August 2013.
Health/Medical
Thomas W. Noseworthy has been appointed as inaugural CEO for the British Columbia Academic Health Science Network (BC AHSN) organization, which includes the BC SUPPORT Unit, Clinical Trials BC and Research Ethics BC. Noseworthy’s record of leadership spans health innovation, academic and health-care delivery settings. BC AHSN is a new, multi-stakeholder provincial organization created to connect and catalyze B.C.’s collective expertise and resources to deliver high-priority, high-impact innovations for health system change.
Legal
Carol Bai has joined Miller Thomson’s Vancouver office as an associate in the firm’s corporate/M&A group.
Non-profit
James Iranzad and Laura Starr have joined the BC Hospitality Foundation’s (BCHF) board of directors. Iranzad has nearly 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry starting as the owner of Abigail’s Party, Hell’s Kitchen and the Flying Tiger. He partnered with bartender Joshua Pape to open Wildebeest, the Pizzeria Bufala, Lucky Taco and Bells & Whistles. For the past five years he has acted as an adviser to the BCHF. Starr has been part of the team of sommeliers at Chambar and is currently a freelance writer and the wine editor at Vita Daily. Her experience in the non-profit sector includes Big Sisters, adult literacy programs and the Aprons for Gloves fundraiser.
Resources
Corey Goulet has been appointed vice-president, pipeline, at Steelhead LNG, effective July 3. Goulet has 33 years of experience in the energy infrastructure industry. Goulet was most recently vice-president, integrity and projects, at Tundra Energy Marketing. He also spent nearly 20 years at TransCanada Corp., eight years at Enbridge Inc. and four years at Home Oil, in various projects, operations, engineering and business roles.
Maureen Howe has been appointed to Methanex Corp.’s board of directors. Howe’s professional experience is in the finance and capital market sectors; she served as managing director, equity research, at RBC Capital Markets. She currently serves as a director for a number of companies such as Pembina Pipeline Corp., TimberWest Forest Corp., Insurance Corp. of BC, and Phillips, Hager & North Centre for Financial Research.
Shougao Wang, Weiguo Zhang and Aiming Guo have been appointed CEO, CFO and COO, respectively, at SouthGobi Resources Ltd. Yulan Guo, a former executive director and CFO of the company, has left the management team and has been redesignated as the non-executive director. Wang has more than 30 years of project management and operational experience; prior to joining the company he was manager of quality, health, safety and environment at China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. (NFC). Zhang has more than 30 years of experience and has worked in several offices of NFC and its parent company, China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co. Ltd. Aiming Guo is a certified engineer with more than 20 years of project management experience. Prior to joining SouthGobi, Guo was deputy chief engineer at Shanxi Hongsha First Construction Co. Ltd.
HATS OFF
Former Georgia Straight journalist Stephen Hui has released his first book. 105 Hikes in and Around Southwestern British Columbia is published by Greystone Books. Hui’s writing has appeared in the Toronto Sun, Hill Times, Le Journal de Montréal and Where Vancouver.
Kiwanis Vancouver donated a $3,000 grant to the Down Syndrome Research Foundation in support of its summer programs for young people with Down syndrome, including Chatter Camp, Chat Pack and Music in Motion.
For the seventh year in a row, Wheaton Precious Metals has given $10,000 to support Coquitlam-based Children of the Street Society’s work to prevent all forms of child/youth sexual exploitation.
Fifty Grade 11 girls from across B.C. recently attended a weekend of leadership training at University of British Columbia’s St. John’s College. Minerva BC’s Learning to Lead program, presented by Shaw, provided an opportunity for participants to explore their leadership potential. Other sponsors include RBC Foundation, Pan American Silver, Aritzia, Fluor, SAP, the Hamber Foundation, the ALACS Fund through the Victoria Foundation, Ann Naymie and several anonymous donors. •
