Richard Turner

Richard Turner is president and chief executive officer of TitanStar Investment Group Inc., a private company that provides equity capital to mid-sized businesses and capital for real estate developments and acquisitions. From 1988 – 2005, he served as president, CEO and director of International Aviation Terminals Inc., the operating subsidiary of the IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund.

In addition, since 2003 Turner has been board chair and a director of the Insurance Corporation of BC. He is also a trustee of Sun Gro Horticultural Income Fund, where he also serves as board chair for the operating subsidiary, and the Sunrise Assisted Living REIT, positions he has held since 2002 and 2004 respectively. Previously, he served from 2001 -2005 as board chair and director of the BC Lottery Corporation.

Turner has for many years been involved in community and civic activities. Currently he serves as governor for the Vancouver Board of Trade; governor for the Business Council of British Columbia; and chair of BoardofTrade.com Network Solutions Inc. He is also a hearing member for the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada and a director of Sora Group Wealth Advisors.

In the past, he has lent support to the Vancouver Police Foundation Board; BC Children's Hospital; VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation; the United Way Capital Campaign; BC Aviation Council, and Collingwood School among other organizations.

From 1980-1988, Turner held various management positions with a number of financial institutions in Canada, where he was responsible for real estate, corporate and commercial lending activity in British Columbia.

His achievements have been recognized with many awards and honours, such as the ‘Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 award (1995). Other notable accolades include the Richmond Chamber of Commerce Executive of the Year (1999); Vancouver Board of Trade’s Leaders of Tomorrow Visionary Award (2001); and H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee Award for public service in Canada (2003).

An avid basketball player from a young age, Turner won a scholarship to the prestigious US-based Conifer basketball camp in 1973. Later, in 1995 and 1996, he was an ambassador with the Vancouver Grizzlies and part of a small group of people assembled to help obtain the NBA franchise in Vancouver.

Turner holds a bachelor of commerce degree in finance from the University of British Columbia as well as a diploma from the Canadian Securities Institute.

Born in Edmonton, he now lives in West Vancouver.