Vancouver—The Small business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) introduced now that Laura Jones will believe the situation of President and Chief Government Officer.

“We are energized that Laura Jones will be major the Organization Council of British Columbia,” said Susannah Pierce, BCBC Board Chair and State Chair Canada and GM, Renewables and Electricity Remedies Canada for Shell. “She brings passion, power, and many years of policy experience to our firm. Laura is dedicated to performing with our associates and bringing partners jointly to progress BCBC’s mission of boosting prosperity for British Columbians via a competitive overall economy informed by remarkable investigate and assistance.”

For the past twenty several years, Laura has been advocating for a aggressive company local climate across Canada in several roles at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), most recently as Chief Strategic Officer and Executive Vice-President. She has practical experience foremost advocacy, study, communications, IT, and member relations groups. She has authored and co-authored quite a few study stories and coverage briefings on a wide selection of subjects and is acknowledged all over the planet for her considered management on regulatory modernization and at this time chairs the federal government’s Exterior Advisory Committee for Regulatory Competitiveness.

“I’m delighted to be joining an group and a staff that I have very long admired for its determination to bringing people today collectively to carry the prosperity of the province and individuals who reside in this article. A robust financial state is the foundation that affords us the means to do so several essential issues from offering for families to on the lookout just after the susceptible and defending the environment,” said Laura Jones. “I could not be happier to be focusing a lot more of my consideration on the province I’m happy to simply call property.”

Laura succeeds Greg D’Avignon who served in the role for 12 several years before becoming a member of the Canadian Method Group earlier this 12 months. Below his management, BCBC ongoing to advance quite a few crucial information together with forming stronger connections with Indigenous leaders, advocating for B.C.’s reduced carbon edge and supporting financial resilience by way of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Laura will be doing the job with the crew on the changeover and completely in the position on August 10, 2023.

About Laura Jones

Laura Jones
is a nationally acknowledged leader in community policy who is passionate about the
value of a sturdy economy as a basis for supporting prosperous
communities.

At present, Laura
is Main Strategic Officer and Govt Vice President of the Canadian
Federation of Independent Business enterprise (CFIB), a non-revenue, non-partisan
affiliation that advocates for 97,000 independent corporations throughout Canada. She
oversees CFIB’s advocacy, study, marketing and advertising partnerships and member relations
groups. She has also led strategic communications initiatives and an IT team
changeover.

Laura has
authored and co-authored several research stories and policy briefings on a
wide range of subject areas and is identified all-around the globe for her assumed
management on regulatory modernization, including developing CFIB’s once-a-year Purple
Tape Awareness 7 days. Her get the job done has been revealed by the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Enhancement (OECD) and the Harvard Journal of Legislation
& Public Plan.

Her perform and
suggestions have led to policy enhancements together with taxpayer fairness
codes getting adopted by governments in BC and Canada, reductions in
interprovincial trade barriers, and regulatory measurement and budgets becoming
carried out throughout Canada.

She presently
chairs the federal Exterior Advisory Committee on Regulatory Competitiveness
and has served on advisory committees together with a B.C. Skilled Panel on Tax and
the B.C. Tiny Organization Roundtable.

A powerful believer
in collaboration and skilled expansion, Laura set up CFIB’s internship
plan a lot more than a decade ago and is dependable for VP-level progress to
assistance with succession scheduling.

Laura
been given her. B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke University in Massachusetts and
her M.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser College.

She lives in
Vancouver with her spouse and a few teenage children. Ballet courses are a newfound passion.

About the Company Council of B.C.

Now in its 56th 12 months as the leading enterprise organization in British Columbia, the Small business Council of B.C. is a non-partisan organization created up of over 200 main corporations, submit-secondary institutions and business associations from across B.C.’s diversified financial state and in each area of B.C. The Council generates excellent general public plan analysis and advocacy and convenes sectors, governments and Indigenous Nations in help of generating a aggressive, and successful financial state for the gain of all British Columbians. For a lot more info, check out www.bcbc.com.

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