MeMBeRS IN FoCUS
~ LIFeTIMe ACHIeVeMeNT AWARD WINNeRS ~
The ICABC established its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 to recognize FCAs who’ve made an indelible mark in BC (and beyond) through
decades of professional and volunteer work. The award is the Institute’s highest honour.
Thomas S. (Tom) Chambers,
CPA, FCA
As a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP for 26 years, Tom held increasingly senior
leadership roles, including regional managing
partner and national audit managing partner.
Since retiring in 2002, he has served as an independent director for public and private companies
and as a trustee of family trusts.
Tom has volunteered within the accounting profession at the
provincial and national levels for more than 30 years. Active with the
Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), Tom was instrumental in
opening the BC Chapter in 2002, and became an ICD.D in 2005. He
stepped down as board chair in 2005, but remains on the Advisory
Council. He also served on the Standards Council of Canada.
Tom has provided tremendous leadership in the community through
his service on the boards of numerous NPOs and charities, including
the Endeavour Society, the Alexandra Foundation, the National Ballet
of Canada, the BC Cancer Foundation, the Victorian Order of Nurses
BC Chapter, and the Health and Home Care Society of BC. He is also
a member of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
In recognition of his service, Tom was elected to the ICABC Fellowship
in 1995.
Iain R. V. MacKay, CPA, FCA
Iain was a founding partner of Naylor, Holley,
MacKay in Vancouver, and under his leadership
the firm evolved into MacKay LLP, now the
12th largest CA firm in Canada.
Iain moved to Whitehorse in 1970 to expand
the firm, and helped establish the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of the Yukon Territory
(ICAYT), serving as its inaugural president (1977). He also served as
president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce and as an MLA
and leader of the opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
After returning to Vancouver in 1980, Iain served on the ICABC’s
Discipline Tribunal and Mid-Size Firms Forum, and the CICA’s
Auditing Standards Board.
Iain retired as a partner with MacKay LLP in 2010, and currently
chairs the board of Sora Group Wealth Advisors.
Deeply committed to service in the community, Iain has held leadership roles on the boards of the BC Cancer Foundation, St. George’s
School, and the BC Liberal Party. He currently serves as a director of
the Terry Fox Research Institute.
Iain received the ICABC Community Service Award and the
Queen’s Jubilee Medal, and is one of a select few CAs to be elected to
both the BC and Yukon fellowships.
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All honouree photos by Kent Kallberg of Kent Kallberg Studios Ltd. in Vancouver, except those of Chuck Burkett, CPA, FCA (photo by
John Yanyshyn of Visions West Photography in Victoria); Kyman Chan, CPA, FCA; Jim Pickles, CPA, FCA; Betty Ann Shiels, CPA, FCA
(photo by Helen Macpherson of W. D. West Studios in Prince George); and Al McNair, CA (Hon.).
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