Provincial leadership council chooses Whalebone Productions

VANCOUVER, BC – Ron Trepanier of Whalebone Productions Ltd. has been selected Executive Director of the Leadership and Management Development Council of B.C., a position he has held since the Council was established in 1996.

Colin Bennett, CEO of the Certified Management Accountants of B.C. (CMA), has been elected president of the Council for 2004. Also elected to the Board of Directors is Noreen Angus, Office Suites on Broadway, vice-president; Brian Williams, RBC Royal Bank, Treasurer; Lynn Jest, Capilano College, Secretary; and Claudette Everitt, Everitt and Consultants, past president.

The Leadership and Management Development Council was created in 1995 in response to a B.C. Chamber of Commerce report that B.C. businesses would have to improve their leadership and management skills in order to become more competitive. The LMDC helps to promote the development and enhancement of leadership and management capabilities among small and medium-sized enterprises in B.C. and acts as a catalyst in pulling together the resources needed to help strengthen the leadership and management capabilities amongst B.C.’s business community.

The LMDC is a non-profit organization comprised of representatives from educational institutions, the business community, and the federal and provincial governments. Its corporate sponsors include Terasen, RBC Royal Bank, Telus, the Business Development Bank of Canada, Fasken Martineau, WCG Westcoast Group, Certified Management Accountants Society, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C.

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