Serving clients across BC and Western Canada

Vengaza Executive Search

Vengaza Executive Search is a boutique recruitment firm specializing in placing senior professionals and C-suite leaders across British Columbia’s resource economy. From mine sites to mills to head offices, we partner with mining, forestry, energy, cleantech, and infrastructure companies to build high-impact teams—quietly, quickly, and with care.Focus: Professional to C-level roles • Retained and contingent search • BC-first coverage with Western Canada reach

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JUSTIN VENGAZA Founder

Justin VengazaFounder & Principal, Vengaza Executive Search
Kelowna, BCSince 2014, Justin has led Vengaza Executive Search with a simple promise: take on fewer searches, execute them better, and stand behind every placement. He brings 15+ years of recruitment experience (including prior work with a national search firm) and an 11-year track record running his own boutique practice. His clients include public issuers, PE-backed growth companies, and founder-led operators across BC.Justin is known for deep fluency in the resource industries, disciplined market mapping, and a candid, relationship-first style that treats clients and candidates as long-term partners. Equally at home in the boardroom and on site, he can translate a competency model into a practical scorecard—and then walk a processing plant to see how a leadership hire will move the needle.

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Areas of Expertise

Executive & Senior Leadership: CEO, COO, CFO, CHRO, VP Finance, VP Operations, VP Sustainability/ESG, General CounselTechnical & Operational Leaders: Mine Manager, Plant/Operations Manager, Director of Exploration, Chief Geologist, VP Engineering, Project Director, Maintenance & Reliability leadershipEnterprise Functions: Financial leadership (Controller, Director FP&A), Supply Chain & Procurement, HSE, Environmental & Regulatory, People & CultureAdvisory: Succession planning, talent pipelining, market and compensation insights, confidential replacements

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Industry Coverage

Mining & Metals: Operating mines and development/exploration (base, precious, battery metals)Forestry & Wood Products: Sawmills, pulp & paper, engineered wood, biomassEnergy & Infrastructure: Power & utilities, LNG and pipeline-adjacent roles, renewables/cleantech, civil & industrial contractorsEnvironmental & Natural Resources Services: Consulting, remediation, permitting, and ESG functions

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