These entrepreneurs are the category winners of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Pacific Awards:
Overall Regional Winner
Business to Consumer
CHRISTIAN CHIA
OpenRoad Auto Group Ltd.
B.C.’s largest-volume car dealership group, representing 19 automotive brands at 23 dealerships.
Mining & Resources
PAUL MATYSEK
Bedrock Capital Corporation
Private investment and mining services company investing in Canadian mining projects.
Services
MICHEL LALONDE
Blue Pine Enterprises Ltd.
Landscaping construction and installation, largely serving the commercial and government sector.
Technology
SHAHRZAD RAFATI
BroadbandTV
Digital entertainment company with video networks that generate over 35 billion monthly impressions and represent the world’s third largest video property in unique viewers.
Turnaround
DREW GREEN
INDOCHINO Apparel Inc.
The largest exclusive made-to-measure menswear company in the world, retailing online and in stores.
Social Impact
IAN WALKER
Left Coast Naturals
Non-GMO natural foods distributor and manufacturer, distributing 30 brands and its own line of organic snacks.
Tourism & Hospitality
DANIEL FRANKEL
Tap & Barrel Restaurants Ltd.
Restaurant brand that opened its first location in Vancouver’s Olympic Village in 2012 and now operates in seven locations.
Emerging Entrepreneur
BORIS MARTIN, CHRISTOPHER GUILLEMET, DAVIDE XAUSA
velofix Group of Companies
Operator of mobile bike shops, running more than 125 franchises in North America.
Cleantech
ZAKARIA EL-RAMLY
ZE PowerGroup Inc. / ZE Power Engineering Inc.
ZE PowerGroup is a global company that produces the enterprise software platform ZEMA, while ZE Power Engineering is one of the largest Canadian engineering firms.
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