Gina Arsens

Board positions

• Chair
• Member of the People Experience Committee
• Ex-officio member of the Audit and Conduct Review, Business Transformation, Governance and Nominations and Risk Investment and Loan Committees

Biography

Gina is the Founder and CEO of Yumasoy Foods Ltd, a plant-based food startup, based in Vancouver. She is the former CFO of Ideon Technologies Inc. and the Digital Technology Supercluster. In her 25-year career, she has held leadership roles in varying industries from industrial, maritime, real estate and technology. Gina is a long-time credit union member and was first elected to the Prospera Board in 2020 and also currently serves on the York House School Board. Prior to Prospera, Gina served on the YWCA board and the Beanworks AP board.

Gina holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Gina is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV). She had the distinction of being honoured as one of BC’s Top 40 under 40, one of BC’s Most Influential Women in Finance, and a Natural Products Canada “Game Changer, One to Watch.”