Governance
On June 24, 2015, the Chartered Professional Accountants Act came into force, officially unifying the three professional accounting bodies in B.C. to establish the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC), one of the largest professional organizations in the province.
CPABC protects the public interest through rigorous educational and certification programs to uphold the highest professional standards and ethics. It represents over 39,000 CPA members and 6,000 CPA candidates.
The role of CPABC’s Board of Directors is to govern the CPA profession in B.C. and develop policy supporting CPABC’s mandate of professional education, regulation, member service, and protection of the public interest.
2023-2024 Board of Directors
Christopher Gimpel, CPA, CA, Chair
Deloitte LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2024)
Peter Guo, CPA, CA, 1st Vice Chair
MNP LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2024)
J. Alain LeFebvre, FCPA, FCA, 2nd Vice Chair
Retired Partner, KPMG LLP, Prince George (term expires 2025)
Alexander (Sandy) Stedman, FCPA, FCA, Treasurer
Schibli Stedman King LLP, Victoria (term expires 2026)
Bernard Achampong, CPA, CMA, Director
Ministry of Children and Family Development, Victoria (term expires 2025)
Bill Chan, CPA, CGA, Director
Reclay StewardEdge, Vancouver (term expires 2026)
Craig Elliott, CPA, CGA, Director
Crowe MacKay, Surrey (term expires 2026)
Lisa Ethans, FCPA, FCA, Director
Retired Partner, Deloitte LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2024)
Thomas Fink, CPA, CMA, Director
Coast Mountain Bus Co., Surrey (term expires 2024)
Wendy Ham, CPA, CGA, Director
Aboriginal Finance Officers Association – BC, Vancouver (term expires 2024)
Josie Lim, CPA, CA, Director
KPMG LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2025)
John Mackenzie, CPA, CA, Director
Odlum Brown Limited, Kelowna (term expires 2024)
Tiffany Snauwaert, CPA, CA, Director
Selkirk College, Castlegar (term expires 2025)
Andrew Sweeney, CPA, CA, Director
PH&N Institutional, RBC Global Asset Management Inc., Vancouver (term expires 2026)
Peter Tingling, CPA, CGA, Director
SFU Beedie School of Business, Burnaby (term expires 2025)
Alicia Williams, CPA, CPA(Arizona), Director
Vancouver (term expires 2026)
Public Representatives
Ken K.L. Leung
Bijan Pourkarimi
Grace Wong
Executive Management Committee
Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB
President & CEO
Amy Lam, FCPA, FCA
Executive Vice President, Corporate Services & CFO
Simone Leonard, FCPA, FCGA
Executive Vice President, Learning & Engagement
Stella Lam, CPA, CA
Executive Vice President, Regulation & Registrar
Jan Sampson, FCPA, FCA
Strategy & Governance Officer