Kate Furber

Kate Furber

Vice-Chair and Managing Partner, BC Region, PwC Canada

Kate Furber is PwC Canada’s  Vice-Chair and Managing Partner, BC Region and a member of the firm’s Extended Leadership Team.

Kate most recently held the role of BC Region Assurance Leader. She has experience working with clients across a range of industries but specializes in working with clients in the consumer products, retail and technology sectors. She services both private and public clients providing broad assurance services including external audit, internal audit, controls advisory and non-financial assurance. Kate is also experienced in transaction work, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings and financings, and is familiar with both Canadian and US regulatory requirements.

Kate joined PwC UK in 1994 and transferred to the Vancouver office in 1999. Kate earned a BA (Honours) degree in German and Business studies from the University of Warwick in the UK. She obtained her CA designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales in 1998 and from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia in 2004. She became a Certified Internal Auditor in 2018.

Experience

  • External Audit
  • Internal Audit
  • Internal Controls Advisory
  • Non Financial Assurance

Specialty

  • Retail and Consumer
  • Technology

Education

  • University of Warwick
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