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Annie Chan , CPA , CA , has been appointed chief financial officer of Urban Communications Inc . She brings to the role 10 years of experience in areas such as financial reporting , budgeting , and financial analysis . Annie previously held senior finance roles with HSBC Bank Canada , Levon Resources Ltd ., and Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd .
Cheryl Eason , CPA , CA , has been appointed vice-president and chief financial officer at Royal Roads University . Cheryl brings over 25 years of financial management experience to the position . She previously served as CFO of the California Public Employees ’ Retirement System , the largest public pension fund in the United States .
Matt Murray , CPA , CMA , recently assumed the role of vice-president and controller in corporate management reporting , shared services , and finance strategy at TELUS . Matt is a former board director of the CPABC Joint Venture and an inaugural member of the Business Council of BC ’ s NEXT Leaders Council .
Andrew Nendick , CPA , CA , has been appointed to the partnership of White Kennedy LLP in Penticton . He has extensive experience in personal and corporate tax , as well as corporate year-ends . Andrew has served as treasurer on a variety of local boards , including the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce .
Victor Pang , CPA , CMA , LLB , has been appointed CFO of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority , tasked with overseeing finance , accounting , legal matters , information services , and enterprise risk management . Victor has more than 20 years of diverse finance and operations experience and most recently served as VP of financial planning and analysis at CHC Helicopter .
Rajat Sharma , CPA , CMA , has taken on the role of general manager , finance and corporate services with the City of Abbotsford . Rajat ’ s previous experience includes serving as senior manager of financial services for the Capital Regional District in Victoria .
Jon Tingling , a staff accountant at KPMG LLP in Vancouver , has been appointed to the board of directors of the Vancouver International Children ’ s Festival . Jon is a CPA candidate who successfully wrote the 2016 CFE .
Gordon J . Zacher , CPA , CA , a retired partner of BDO Canada LLP , is the recipient of the 2016 H . D . Stafford Good Citizen of the Year Award from the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce . The award recognizes his voluntary service , which includes serving as chair of the BC Disability Sports Society ( now the BC Games Society ) and the Cornerstone Care Society , and as treasurer of the 2010 BC Summer Games and the 2014 BC Seniors Games . He is currently treasurer of the Langley Community Music School .
The Vancouver office of Smythe LLP is pleased to announced that John Ormiston , CPA , CA , TEP , has been appointed as tax partner ; Kyle Inman , CPA , CA , has been appointed as a principal ; and Kurt Hamilton , CPA , CA , and Leo Hsiao , CPA , CA , CPA ( WA ), have been appointed as managers . John has 30 years of experience in both public and private practice across a variety of industries and extensive experience with ownermanaged enterprises . Kyle focuses on providing business advisory , assurance , and taxation services to privately owned businesses . Kurt specializes in providing accounting , assurance , and tax advisory services to privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations . Leo specializes in personal and corporate US and cross-border tax issues .
42 CPABC in Focus • Mar / Apr 2017