Calgary business leaders recognized
Being an exceptional business leader is no small feat. Challenges galore test the mettle of myriad businesses whether it’s the carbon tax, increases in the minimum wage, or shameful federal and provincial government “business averse” policies, it’s indeed tougher than ever to make a buck.
And yet there are lots of business leaders in our fair city who are meeting the challenges head on. And not only surviving, but doing quite well in spite of the strong headwinds. These leaders were feted and honoured at the recent 10th anniversary of the Business in Calgary Leaders Award gala held at the Westin. Nominations for the prestigious award spanned industries as diverse as real estate and health care to pharmaceutical and insurance. The task of narrowing the scores of nominees down to just 20 fell upon judges Trevor Winkler, regional managing partner, MNP LLP; David Allwright, dean of the Chiu School of Business at Bow Valley College; and Myron Feser, vice-president, sales, ATB Business and Agriculture.
Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Leaders Award: AltaLink’s Scott Thon; Cambrian Pharmacy’s Rob Heaton; CANA Construction’s Fabrizio Carinelli; Cardel Lifestyles and Logel Homes’ Tim Logel; Elan Construction’s Todd Poulsen; Executive Mat Service’s Kim Caron; First Calgary Financial’s Shelley Vandenberg; Fitter International’s Louis Stack; Grafton Asset Management’s Geeta Sankappanavar; Homes by Avi’s Alice Mateyko; Horizon North Logistics’ Rod Graham; Momentum Health, Evidence Sport and Spine, Innovative Sports Medicine’s Wendy Coombs; PK Sound’s Jeremy Bridge; Prime Real Estate Group’s Harwinder Kang; Respect Group’s Sheldon Kennedy and Wayne McNeil; Rogers Insurance’s Bruce Rabik; Statesman Group of Companies’ Dr. Garth Mann and Jeff Mann; Surgical Centres’ Dr. Mohamed Nanji; Village Brewery’s Jim Button; and Willow Park Wines & Spirits’ Wayne Henuset.
Guests in attendance saluting these leaders included: Tony Smith and Randy Mowat, representing presenting partner MNP LLP; Mark Lunnin, representing gold partner Servpro; Business in Calgary publishers, brothers Pat and Tim Ottmann; emcee, Dave Kelly; Chase Myhill and Serge Corbeil, representing official airline partner Air Canada; Brad Becker; Deb Thon, proud spouse of honouree Scott Thon; Sherri Logel, proud spouse of honouree Tim Logel; and Julie Visser.