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PEAK AWARDS GALA - HELD MAY 5TH, 2010

A sold out crowd of 400 guests attended the 13th Annual PEAK Awards on May 5th, 2010 to recognize women who have achieved excellence in the field of finance.

This “Pink is the New Pinstripe” themed evening was hosted by Vicki Gabereau and featured “At Issue with the AWF and Chantal Hébert”.

PEAK AWARDS RECIPIENTS

Sarah Morgan-Silvester, Chancellor, UBC, received the Lifetime Achievement Honour. 

Patrice Impey, CFO and General Manager of Financial Services and Human Resources, City of Vancouver, received the Performance & Excellence Honour.

Sue Hutchison, Senior VP & Head of Commercial Banking, BC Region, HSBC Bank Canada, received the Knowledge & Leadership Honour.

PEAK AWARDS NOMINEES

Also nominated in the category of Performance & Excellence were:

  • Audrey Howe, President, ACM Advisors Ltd.
  • Carla Mauro, Vice President & Assistant General Manager, Nintendo Canada
  • Tracy Redies, President & Chief Executive Officer, Coast Capital Savings

Also nominated in the category of Knowledge & Leadership were:

  • Christina Anthony, Director & Portfolio Manager, Odlum Brown
  • Karimah Es Sabar, Senior Vice President, Business and Strategic Affairs, Centre for Drug Research and Development
  • Annalisa King, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Best Buy Canada

PEAK AWARDS PARTNERS

PEAK PRESENTING PARTNER: Vancity

PEAK HONOURING PARTNER: HSBC Bank Canada

PEAK SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERS:

  • British Columbia Transmission Corporation
  • Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
  • Haywood Securities Inc.
  • Nintendo Canada

PEAK TABLE PARTNERS:

  • ACM Advisors Ltd.
  • Best Buy Canada
  • Blakes
  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • Central 1 Credit Union
  • Coast Capital Savings
  • Ernst & Young
  • Grant Thornton LLP
  • KPMG
  • McCarthy Tetrault LLP
  • Merck & Co., Inc.
  • Odlum Brown Ltd.
  • Pricewaterhouse Coopers
  • RBC
  • Sauder School of Business
  • Towers Watson
  • University of British Columbia
  • Watson Advisors Inc.

PEAK COMMUNITY PARTNER:

 This year the AWF paid tribute to the BC Cancer Foundation ("BCCF") in recognition of our 2009 PEAK Lifetime Achievement Honouree Virginia Greene.  

PEAK SILENT AUCTION PARTNERS:

Through the generous donations of our attendees, the silent auction and raffle portion of the evening raised over $22,500 for our Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships and awards to women pursuing their post-secondary education in finance-related fields.  Click herefor full list.

PEAK PRODUCTION PARTNERS:

  Click here for full list.

CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS FROM 2010

CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL PAGE GLOBE AND MAIL AD

CLICK HERE TO SEE PROGRAM FROM THE 13TH PEAK AWARDS