Alberta Venture magazine has named Peace Hills Insurance president and CEO Diane Brickner its 2013 Alberta Business Person of the Year.
Peace Hills Insurance is owned by Samson Cree First Nation of Hobbema, although its head office is in Edmonton. It has branch offices in Calgary, Vancouver and Manitoba, and has operated since 1982. It now has 200 employees and annual revenues of $200 million.
Brickner has led the company since 1990.
She will be featured in the December issue of Alberta Venture, and will also be honoured at a luncheon in Edmonton on Jan. 23.