About Bains Strategies
Manjit Bains, CPA, CMA, is the founder and President of Bains Strategies Inc. She has over 25 years of progressive leadership experience in the private and public sectors ranging from small businesses to organizations with over 400 staff and $90 million in annual expenditures.
As the past Vice President of Corporate Relations and Corporate Secretary with Consumer Protection BC, Manjit was responsible for business development, media and stakeholder relations, call centre services, consumer education and marketing and brand development. Manjit worked closely with the government on issues of consumer policy and legislation. She also supported the Board of Consumer Protection BC in areas of governance policy and procedure, board recruitment and evaluation, administration of conflict of interest guidelines, and support to board committee chairs. She had interim responsibility for human resources in the organization, including negotiating union agreements, labour relations and employee engagement.
Prior to her work with Consumer Protection BC, Manjit held senior positions in the BC Ministry of Tourism, BC Ministry of Attorney General, and the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. She managed diverse portfolios including strategic planning, financial management, human resources, information technology, management information, facilities and administrative matters. Her private sector experience includes retail sales management.
In addition to being a Chartered Professional Accountant, Manjit also holds several business administration diplomas in finance and accounting from Camosun College. She is a graduate of the Ivey School of Business Executive Leadership program from the University of Western Ontario and a graduate of the Governance Essentials Program for Directors of Not-For-Profit Organizations from the University School of Victoria.
Manjit believes in giving back to the community and serves on several Boards including the Victoria Hospitals Foundation, Glenlyon Norfolk School Society, the Credit Counselling Society, and the BC Arthritis Advisory Board.