Biography

Craig M. Gutwald graduated from the University of Calgary in 1986 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He immediately was offered an articling position with Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte Touche)  and in 1988 joined the firm’s tax department as a tax specialist. In 1989 he moved to the tax department of Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) where he continued to specialize in Canadian Income Tax.

In 1990, Craig was offered a position with Placer Dome Inc., an international gold mining company, at its head office in Vancouver, B.C.. While with Placer Dome he worked in the Treasury Department alongside the senior executives of the company, advising on Canadian Income Tax, overseeing the Canadian tax compliance area and coordinating the international tax activities of the company. Further, he was heavily involved in reviewing the financial portions of feasibility studies for properties under consideration by the company. 

In 1992 he moved to the West Kootenay area as a life style choice at which time he went back into public practice.

Craig is married and has 3 adult children.

Volunteer Activities

1986 - present      Senior Citizen's Tax Clinic
1988 - 1990          Treasurer, Ups and Downs, Calgary Down Syndrome Association
1992 - 1994          Treasurer, Kootenay Society for Community Living, Castlegar
1994 - present      Director, President, Castlegar Society for Search and     Rescue
2000 - 2002          Chairperson, Regional District Advisory Planning Commission    
2003 - present      Regional Representative, Search and Rescue Advisory Committee   
2003 - present      Director, B.C. Search and Rescue Association     

Professional Memberships

1986 - present   Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
1988 - present   Canadian Tax Foundation
1988 - 1990       Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta
1990 - present   Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia