What’s old is new again at Avant Brands. The Kelowna cannabis company has brought back Jeremy Wright to serve as its interim chief financial officer. He is replacing Miguel Martinez, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Martinez will remain in his role until March 19. Wright was the CFO at Avant between September 2017 […]

Innovate BC has found the replacement for Raghwa Gopal. The provincial tech incubator has hired Peter Cowan to become the organization’s next president and CEO. He will take the reins on Monday. Gopal, who helped create Accelerate Okanagan and became its CEO in 2015, resigned from the top job at Innovate BC last spring to […]

The boss at a premier South Okanagan golf course has been named the best at his position in Canada. Brian McDonald, who is the general manager and director of golf operations at Oliver’s Fairview Mountain Golf Club, won the PGA of Canada’s 2023 Dick Munn Executive Professional of the Year Award last week in Orlando, […]

Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission has added a wide range of professionals to its 45-member advisory committee and announced its new executive for 2024. The committee, which supports and nurtures the business community, has welcomed seven new faces. The new members are Vitalis revenue vice-president Carla Berrie, Northside Industries president Mark Burleigh, Impact Events owner […]

Grant Thornton LLP announced its new partners and principals earlier this month to kick off the new year, and a couple of its B.C. Interior employees made that next steps in their careers. Kelowna’s Tyler Krenz and Kamloops’ Sandra Blair are both new partners at their respective local offices of the Canadian accounting and business […]

BC Fruit Growers’ Association has found the replacement for its retiring general manager. Melissa Tesche will take over from Glen Lucas, who will call it a career on March 4 after 25 years as BCFGA’s GM. “We are very happy to welcome Melissa to the BCFGA team,” president Peter Simonsen said in a press release. […]

Kelowna Women’s Shelter has found its new executive director, and it didn’t have to go far. Michelle Dickie accepted the role on Dec. 13, and took on the role immediately. She joined KWS in February 2022 as director of programs before stepping into the role of interim executive director in September 2023. Her career began […]

Beem Credit Union is building up its staff. The new organization, which consists of the merged Interior Savings, Gulf & Fraser and North Peace Savings, has hired Dave Colic to be its new chief technology officer.  “Dave has an impressive track record of technology and data transformations which will be invaluable in our goal to […]

A Vernon pharmacist has won the 2023 new practitioner award from the BC Association of Pharmacists. Carson Mintram is the pharmacy manager at Hogarth’s Clinic Pharmacy and is known for his connection to Vernon area patients. “He goes above and beyond to give me what I need,” patient Brenda Gentles said in a press release. […]

Okanagan College has new leadership after electing a new chair and vice-chair for its board of directors. The new chair of the board is Dale Safinuk, a retired financial services executive with TD Bank, who was appointed by the province to the OC board in 2019. Safinuk replaces outgoing chair Juliette Cunningham, a business owner […]