Board of Directors: Recognizing outgoing members, welcoming new ones
December 2023
Current Real Estate Errors & Omission Insurance Corporation (E&O) Board Chair, Scott Wallace, and past Chair, Dennis Fimrite, will be retiring from our Board of Directors early in the new year after having each served two three-year terms.
Both Scott and Dennis have helped guide E&O to significant achievements including successfully challenging our income tax status, reducing licensee fees, and increasing coverage limits for all licensees. E&O extends its gratitude to both Scott and Dennis for their years of service and the positive impact they’ve had on both E&O as well as the thousands of licensees across the province. We wish you well in your free time!
Welcoming new faces to the Board of Directors
On February 1, we welcome Scott Russell, a new Director who has been appointed by E&O’s Selection Task Force.
Scott Russell has been a real estate licensee since 1980 and is currently a Managing Broker (Trading and Rental) at Sutton Group Seafair Realty in Richmond. He brings a wealth of past experience including:
- Current Chair of the Arbitration Committee for the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).
- Past member of the REBGV Board of Directors (2002 to 2010), including serving as the President in 2009.
- Past member of the BC Real Estate Association Board of Directors from 2011 to 2016, including acting as President in 2015.
On March 1, we welcome Gerry Thiessen, who has been appointed by BCREA.
Gerry has been a real estate licensee since 1977 and is currently an Associate Broker (Trading) for Re/Max Vanderhoof in Vanderhoof.
Gerry also brings a wealth of past experience including:
- Serving as President of the Canadian Real Estate Association in 2005,
- Serving as President of the BC Real Estate Association in 1988
- Serving as President of the BC Northern Real Estate Board in 1995.
In addition to several roles on other boards, he also served four terms as Mayor for the District of Vanderhoof and four years as Chair of the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako.
Welcome to the Board, Scott and Gerry!
