Peter Blake

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. is an industrial auctioneer, which engages in the sale of equipment to on-site and online bidders. It operates through the following segments: Auctions and Marketplaces, Ritchie Bros. Financial Services and Mascus. The Auctions and Marketplaces segment consists of live on site auctions, online auctions and marketplaces, and brokerage service. The Ritchie Bros. Financial Services segment refers to the financial brokerage service. The Mascus segment includes an online listing service. The company was founded by David Edward Ritchie in 1958 and is headquartered in Westchester, IL.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Accruit LLC develops intermediary programs for personal property exchanges. Its also offers real estate exchanges, personal property exchanges, like-kind exchange programs, franchise exchange, escrow and special member services. The firm specializes in like-kind exchange programs and providing taxpayers a single facilitator for all types of real estate, personal property and franchise exchanges. The company was founded by Brent C. Abrahm and Todd A. Fisher in March 2000 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame is an initiative created by JA British Columbia to honor British Columbia business leaders whose efforts have shaped Canadian province and country. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

FortisBC, Inc. engages in the provision of natural gas, electricity, alternative energy and related services. The firm owns and operates a network of generation, transmission and distribution assets. The company was founded on May 8, 1897, and is headquartered in Kelowna, Canada.

Junior Achievement of British Columbia engages in inspiring and preparing youth to succeed in a global economy. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.