2013 Business Person of the Year Nominations Now Open
Submit your nomination for the Chamber's 2013 Business Person of the Year Sponsored by Hatch. This is a great opportunity to recognize a business colleague, client, supplier or businessperson whom you admire.
The award, now in its eighth year, will recognize and honour an individual resident in Canada, who has contributed significantly to business development between Canada and Southern Africa. The successful candidate will be engaged in bilateral trade or investment between Canada and Southern Africa; is seen to be actively supporting the broad objectives of Southern Africa's economic transformation and is an advocate for business development.
Nominations close August 22, 2013.
Previous Business Person of the Year Award Recipients include:
- 2006 - Robert Franklin, Past Chairman, Placer Dome
- 2007 - Jossef Pikulak, Director of International Trade & Development, Global Fresh Imports & Export, a division of Tom Lange Company Inc.
- 2008 - Ronald Nolan, Past Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hatch and Chairman, N Solve Corp
- 2009 - David Creighton, Chief Executive Officer, Cordiant Capital
- 2010 - Laurel Keenan, Canadian Director, Wines of South Africa and President,Propeller Communications
- 2011 - Ronald W. Thiessen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hunter Dickinson Inc., Chairman, Great Gold Ltd., Past Director, Past President and Chief Executive Officer, Anooraq Resources Corporation
- 2012 - Firdosh Bulsara, General Manager, MyEscapades (The Huntington Group