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Kazuko Komatsu
- West Vancouver
New
Canadian Kazuko Komatsus does business in British Columbia,
and business is good. During the early 1980s, she sold natural gas
to Japanese customers. She walked log booms selecting timber suited
for the Japanese market. She established a 2x4 training school in
Japan. British Columbians know her best as president and CEO of
Pacific Western Brewing Company. When Pacific Western Brewing threatened
to close their doors in 1990, Kazuko Komatsu bought the company
and expanded operations domestically and abroad. She serves on the
boards of the University of Northern B.C. and Royal Roads University.
She is a member of the Canada Japan Business Committee, a director
with the Brewers Association of Canada and the Western Brewers Association.
In 1994, the Federal Business Development Bank presented her with
an Entrepreneur Award. The Vancouver Board of Trade, too, has recognized
her business acumen.
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