Stibbard top business leader
Okanagan Edge Staff - Oct 23, 2019 - People in Business

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JDS Group of Companies founder Jeff Stibbard has been named Kelowna’s business leader of the year for 2019.

The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce announced the news on Wednesday morning, honouring Stibbard for his “outstanding contribution to the business community” in the Central Okanagan and to Canadian business.

Stibbard was chosen by the independent judging panel that is determining this year’s Business Excellence Award winners.

“Jeff and his family have enriched our city, our province and our country to a mind-boggling degree,” Kelowna chamber president Nikki Csek said in a press release. “What he has done for the resource sector, and how he has ethically enriched communities both in Canada and around the world, is remarkable. We are so lucky to have him right here in Kelowna.”

Stibbard will receive the award at this year’s Business Excellence Awards gala, which will be held next Friday night, Nov. 1, at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort.

“JDS embodies values of professionalism, honesty, integrity and no harm to people, environment, assets and reputation,” Stibbard said. “These values are constantly demonstrated in the execution of our work. We deliver the highest commitment to cost, schedule and quality to our resource industry partners in some of the harshest (highest elevation, deepest, coldest, hottest, remotest, most humid, driest, and riskiest) locations on the planet with alacrity. We get it done.”


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