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PEOPLE

Brian Pearson

has joined Republic Architecture’s office in Winnipeg. Pearson is a registered member of the Manitoba Association of Architects and is a graduate of the University of Manitoba.

 

COMPANIES

Zantek Information Technology

is pleased to welcome Tatyana (Tanya) Oleynikov as manager of business application Services. Oleynikov will lead a team of professional consultants located across Western Canada that plan and manage all aspects of SAP Business One customer implementations, from inception through to successful deployment and support.

 

Prophet Business Group

welcomes Jon Martin to its sales team as its latest account manager. Martin brings a wealth of experience from his previous work as key account manager for Coca-Cola Refreshments. Prophet is a Winnipeg technology company providing Microsoft Dynamics GP accounting software and a broad range of IT services.

 

Harris Leadership Strategies

is pleased to announce the following organizational changes: Cindy Epp, B.Comm honours, CMC has been appointed vice-president with responsibility as practice leader for strategy and business improvement serving all industry sectors. EppSSRqs areas of expertise include strategic planning, balanced scorecard, facilitation, process improvement, change management using the PROSCI methodology and organizational alignment. Laura Simmons, BA, C.E.C, PCC, has been appointed vice-president with responsibility for the leadership development and coaching practice. Simmons is a certified executive coach and has achieved the professional certified coach designation through the International Coaching Federation. Heidi Sorba, B.Comm honours, has recently joined our firm as a senior principal in executive search. Sorba brings broad executive recruiting experience in a variety of sectors and is focusing on the Manitoba and Saskatchewan markets.

 

Benchmark Litigation Canada

has identified eight of TDS’s lawyers as Local Litigation Stars, accounting for one-third of the total listed lawyers for all of Manitoba. The listed lawyers are: Bob Adkins, Jim Edmond, A. Blair Graham, Q.C., Robin Kersey, Keith LaBossiere, Kenneth Maclean, Gord McKinnon and E. William Olson, Q.C. This accomplishment is notable in that TDS Law has been identified as having twice as many such Local Litigation Stars as any other law firm in Manitoba. In addition, Benchmark Litigation Canada has identified TDS Law as having two Future Stars: Adrian Frost and Rob Olson.

 

The Canadian Society For Quality

hosted a Chinese team of government officials, industrial engineers and technology directors headed by the deputy director general of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China last week in Winnipeg. “With increasing provincial exports to China already making up a 20 per cent of our provincial total exports, the discussion aimed at advancing learning opportunities in the field of quality assurance and exploring ways how training and education missions in quality-improvement tools and techniques can help grow bilateral trade more and advance the economy further,” said Madhav Sinha, president of the Canadian Society for Quality.

 

AWARDS

The Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce

presented its 2013 Business Excellence Awards to outstanding businesses in west Winnipeg at its 83rd annual AGM Dinner. The winners and finalists in each of the five categories recognized were: Large Business Excellence Award: Stantec; Small Business Excellence category: Executive Airpark/Watermart/LED Outdoor Signs; New Business Excellence Award: 4 Tracks Trucking Ltd.; Community Service Excellence Award: Winnipeg Pet Rescue Shelter; Not-For Profit Excellence Award: St. James Kiwanis Village.

 

BOARDS

The Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce

has elected and installed its new executive and board for 2013-14: Executive members: chairman — Marcel Tetrault (RBC-Portage & Collegiate); 1st vice-chairman — Warren Thompson (Stantec); 2nd vice-chairwoman — Michelle Painchaud (PPG-Painchaud Performance Group); past chair — Del Halliday (CMA); treasurer — Gerry Glatz (Teledisc Systems Ltd.; secretary — Raunora Westcott (National Leasing); executive director — Ernie Nairn. Directors: Tim Feduniw (Economic Development Winnipeg), Bruce MacKay (Holiday Inn Airport West), Pierre Morier (Morier Benefits), Tracy Wilkie (Ramada Viscount Gort), Tracy Findlay (Westoba Credit Union), Ian Leatt (Pegasus Publications) Jay V. W. Pasemko (Winnipeg Airports Authority); ex-officio member — Jim Forestell (Rotary Club of Charleswood)

 

Lubov SSMI (Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate) Foundation Inc.

is pleased to announce its first board of directors: Sr. Janice Soluk, SSMI (chairwoman); Sr. Darleane Pelechaty, SSMI; Sr. Anne Pidskalny, SSMI; Karen Leggat Cropo Funeral Chapel; Terry Prychitko CA; Randal Skromeda, BDR Services Ltd.; Stephen Sumka, retired deputy fire chief; Mary Wladyka, CA; Mark Karpa (chairman, Immaculate Heart of Mary School Board) True North Dental Centre; Walter Kulyk (Chairman, Holy Family Home Board) Traffic Advertising Inc.;

Ex-officio members: Sr. Patricia Lacey, SSMI (provincial superior); Lesia Sianchuk (chief executive officer) Lubov SSMI Foundation Inc.;

Jean Pich© (chief executive officer) Holy Family Home; Rod Picklyk (principal) Immaculate Heart of Mary School.

 

The Manitoba Ozone Protection Industry Association

has elected its board of directors for 2013-14: Meghan Johnson, chairwoman; vice-chairman, John Kubilanski; treasurer, Michael Blackey; secretary, Bill Taylor;

member-at-large, Ed Kirby; past chairman, Doug Alexander; executive director, Mark Miller.

 

North Winnipeg Credit Union

has elected its board of directors for 2013-14: Sophia Kachor — chairwoman; Myron Pawlowsky — vice-chairman; Nicholas Chubenko — secretary. Directors: Orest Deneka, Ihor Gawrachynsky, Ostap Hawaleshka, Angela Iacobciuc, Maxim Paches and Steven Werhun.

 

The Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Public Relations Society

is pleased to announce its 2013/14 board of directors: president — Jason Permanand; past president — Siobhan Kari; vice-president — Tamara Bodi; treasurer — Lorne Kletke, APR; secretary — Meryl Kaye De Leon; accreditation — Melanie Lee Lockhart, APR; membership directors — Deborah Bowers, Julie Kentner; communications directors — Heather Olynick, Hannah Rose Pratt, Amy Tuckett; programming directors — Draper Houston, Taylor Rhodes, Alana Odegard, Heather Daymond, Janine Harasymchuk.

 

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