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ICABC Fellows, Honorary CAs, and Lifetime Achievers
The ICABC is pleased to recognize 16 Fellows, four Honorary CAs, and two Lifetime Achievement Award winners in 2013/2014.
~ FCAs ~
The FCA designation recognizes a member’s distinction in more than one of the following categories: the work of the Institute or a similar
professional association, their career, community service, and research, teaching, writing, and/or speaking.
John E. (Jack) Arnold, CPA, FCA
Jack has over 44 years of experience in accounting,
audit, tax, and management consulting for clients
in a myriad of industries. A partner in public practice for 36 years, Jack was a partner with MacKay
LLP from 1996 until his retirement in 2012. He
was instrumental to the growth of the firm’s
Vancouver/Surrey office, and continues to work
with the office as a consultant for its entrepreneurial client group.
Jack’s lengthy history of service to the ICABC includes his current
role as a member of the Professional Conduct Enquiry Committee.
His contributions also include two separate terms on Council, eight
years as chair of the Practice Review & Licensing Committee, and
ongoing volunteerism as a media representative. He also mentored
members of the University of British Columbia’s Commerce Society.
Jack is a long-standing and dedicated supporter of Variety – The
Children’s Charity, both professionally and personally. He was also
actively involved with youth soccer for 20+ years, both as a coach and
treasurer, served on the board of the Terminal City Club, and volunteered at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
Brian Charles Bentz, CPA, FCA
Brian is an independent corporate director,
and currently serves as a board member for
MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates, Capital
Power Corporation, Trinidad Drilling Ltd.,
Partnerships BC, and the Vancouver Airport
Authority. He is also a board member and chair
of Pinnacle Renewable Holding Inc.
Prior to becoming a consultant, Brian built up a 38-year career in
the engineering and construction industries, with senior executive
experience ranging from CFO to CEO. He joined Simons International Corporation, a large Canadian engineering firm, shortly after
becoming a CA in 1969, and steadily worked his way up the ranks,
ultimately serving as its president and CEO. Under his leadership
during the 1990s, Simons experienced exceptional growth, and after
its purchase, Brian served in a number of senior executive roles for
AMEC plc., including president, mining and oilsands.
In the community, Brian volunteers for the Our Lady of Good
Counsel Domestic Abuse Services Society, and speaks on domestic
abuse. He previously volunteered as a lecturer with the Banff School
of Management and as a coach with various local sports associations.
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In addition to his membership with the ICABC, Brian is a member
of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Peter (Pete) Blake, CPA, FCA
Pete is the CEO of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
(RBA), the world’s largest industrial auctioneer.
He joined the company as a controller in 1991,
took on increasingly senior roles, and played a
key role in taking RBA public before achieving
his current position in 2004.
He currently serves as a board member/co-chair
of the Cabinet for the Business Laureates of BC for Junior Achievement,
the West Point Grey Academy Board, and the West Point Grey Academy
Capital Campaign Committee for West Point Grey Academy school.
Pete has served as a presenter or instructor for the Gustavson School
of Business at the University of Victoria, the Sauder School of Business
at UBC, numerous industry trade organizations, and the BC Institute of
Technology. In 2012, he received BCIT’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pete supports local post-secondary students through yearly tuition
sponsorships and through the Marion Stevenson Endowment Fund,
which he and his wife created to support student nurses at BCIT. He
has also supported the BC Children’s Hospital, and is an ongoing supporter of Hannah’s Heroes Foundation, KidSport™ BC, the Cmolik
Foundation, and PALS Autism School Society.
Charles R. (Chuck) Burkett, CPA, FCA
Chuck is the owner of Burkett & Co. Chartered
Accountants in Victoria. Prior to opening his
firm in 2000, Chuck was the office managing
partner of the Victoria Deloitte office.
In the accounting profession, Chuck has
served as a group facilitator and in-residence
tutor for the CICA’s In-Depth Tax Program; coinstructor of the ICABC’s Annual Income Tax Update; and co-author of
“Professional Ethics in a Tax World” for the Canadian Tax Foundation.
In the community, Chuck is the treasurer of the Lester B. Pearson
College of the Pacific (a United World College), and the Sovereign
Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller – Victoria Commandery. He is the president of the Honorary Governors of the
Victoria Foundation, and has been a board member of the Victoria
Foundation for nine years.