Innovate BC Welcomes Emilie de Rosenroll as new Board Chair
14 Mayo 2024 - 12:11PM
Innovate BC is pleased to welcome Emilie de Rosenroll as the new
Chair of its Board of Directors, effective May 14, 2024.
With nearly two decades of leadership experience in
multi-stakeholder organizations, de Rosenroll has built and
structured many partnerships with government and industry. She
brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in innovation-led
organizations to her role as Board Chair for B.C.’s crown agency
dedicated to advancing innovation across the province. Prior to
this appointment, de Rosenroll has served on Innovate BC’s Board of
Directors since July 2021.
“I’m pleased to welcome Emilie de Rosenroll as the new board
chair for Innovate BC,” said Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs,
Economic Development and Innovation. “Emilie’s expertise in
public-private partnerships and her economic development experience
will go a long way to support B.C. innovators and their companies
to grow. The importance of innovation to B.C.’s economy cannot be
overstated. I would also like to give a heartfelt thank you to
outgoing chair Andrew Petter for his leadership at Innovate BC and
wish him every success in his future projects.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Emilie de Rosenroll as the new Board
Chair of Innovate BC,” said Peter Cowan, President + CEO, Innovate
BC. “Emilie is a visionary leader with an extensive background in
high impact programming and will be invaluable in shaping our
organization’s strategic direction, helping to fulfil its mission
of establishing B.C. as a global innovation leader.”
de Rosenroll currently serves as the Chief Growth Officer of
Atreides, a data analytics platform company in the defence and
intelligence sector. Prior to joining Atreides, she served as
Founding CEO of South Island Prosperity Partnership, Greater
Victoria’s economic development partnership, and Startup CEO of
COAST (Center of Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies).
Additionally, she consulted as the lead architect to the Government
of Nova Scotia on restructuring and launching six new economic
development organizations.
“It’s an honour to be appointed the new Board Chair for Innovate
BC,” said de Rosenroll. “Innovate BC is a vital institution within
British Columbia’s innovation ecosystem, helping to build an
inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous economy. I’m grateful for
the leadership and support of our outgoing Chair Andrew Petter, who
has left a strong foundation and an invigorated organization to
help propel us forward.”
de Rosenroll is an accomplished and decorated contributor to
B.C.’s business community, holding an Institute of Corporate
Directors designation, receiving the 2020 Business in Vancouver
Forty Under 40 award, the 2022 Victoria Community Leadership Award
for Belonging and Engagement, and recognition as a Woman of
Influence western finalist for the 2022 RBC Canadian Women
Entrepreneur Awards.
Innovate BC would also like to thank Andrew Petter, outgoing
Chair, as well as outgoing board members Lesley Esford, Michael
Fergusson, and Gail Murphy for their dedicated service.
“On behalf of Innovate BC, I’d like to express our gratitude to
Andrew and those with terms coming to an end for their outstanding
commitment and contributions to advancing B.C.’s innovation
economy,” said Cowan. "Andrew helped to guide the organization
through the successful launch and execution of many important
programs and his leadership and guidance have been instrumental in
further establishing Innovate BC as a key driver for our
ecosystem."
About Innovate BC
A Crown Agency of British Columbia, Innovate BC works to foster
innovation across the province and bolster the growth of the local
economy through delivering a wide range of programs that help
companies start and scale, access talent and encourage technology
development, commercialization, and adoption. Innovate BC also
harnesses crucial data collection and research, and works to forge
strategic industry and community partnerships that create more
opportunities for B.C. innovators.
Michael Gleboff
Innovate BC
mgleboff@innovatebc.ca