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Rick is Chair of the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, a provincial government agency that manages nearly $90 billion of public sector pension funds. He is also Chair of Sterling Shoes Inc. and a director of Ten Peaks Coffee Company. He was Chair of Partnerships BC, from 2003–2010 and was a Trustee and Director of Fording Canadian Coal Trust from 2003 to 2009. Before retiring, Rick was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Finning International for 13 years from 1990 to 2003. Previously, he was Vice President of Finance for Amdahl Canada from 1980 to 1990 and held several senior management positions at Ford Motor Company from 1968 to 1980. He is, and was, involved in many volunteer activities include serving as Chair of both the Simon Fraser University and University of Waterloo Co-op Advisory Councils, United Way of the lower Mainland and as Vice-Chair of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Rick was also a director and Chair of the VGH/UBC Hospital Foundation. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for Distinguished Service, the Chancellor's Distinguished Service Award from Simon Fraser University and the Chairman's Award from the Vancouver Board of Trade. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Waterloo and an MBA (Finance) from McMaster University.