Mindy Wight, Chief Financial Officer, Nch’kaỷ Development CorporationSupplied
Bernd Christmas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nch’kaỷ Development Corporation, the economic development arm of the Squamish Nation, today announced the appointment of Mindy Wight as Chief Financial Officer.
Mindy Wight has over a decade of experience in the areas of financial accounting, taxation, and business. She was recently a partner with a National accounting firm and has also served as the Chair of the Board of Nch’kaỷ Development Corporation. Mindy has published articles, created webinars and presented at numerous conferences on Indigenous tax matters and First Nation corporate structures. Mindy is a member of the Squamish Nation.
Mindy is a Chartered Professional Accountant, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2009. She received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Northern British Columbia. She is also a graduate of Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities, a Harvard Business School certificate program.
Nch’kaỷ Development Corporation (Nch’kaỷ) was formed in 2018 to generate wealth and create prosperity from economic opportunities for current and future generations of the Squamish Nation. The Board is actively guiding the consolidation of the Squamish Nation business portfolio to ensure effective best-practices in governance. Bringing together the existing suite of businesses from across the real estate, natural resources, energy, and retail sectors, Nch’kaỷ is poised to become one of the most influential business leaders in Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.
