Management

Mike Raffan has over four decades of practical experience in hospitality, agriculture and manufacturing industries such as restaurants, vacation rentals, wineries and vineyard operations.  Skills include HR management, business management, manufacturing, supply chain management, and sales and marketing.

Mike has been passionate about wine all of his working life. In the wine business since 2006, he has experience overseeing all aspects of vineyard and winery operations for over 15 years. Wineries he has owned and/or operated:  

• Township 7 Vineyards and Winery, BC, Canada 
• Vanessa Vineyard, BC, Canada

A lifelong entrepreneur that includes industries such as agriculture, hospitality, and consumer goods, who is always working to find a better way. ESG methods have become an imperative and Mike is exploring ways to deliver inter-generational well-being within the complex systems of the world. Recently achieving an education in the ESG field from Stanford, Mike is currently advising CER - Current Energy & Renewable Corp. and can assist in the transition from the old-world to the new-world of sustainable and renewable energy while achieving a robust profit.

A veteran restaurateur, Mike has over two decades in the hospitality industry, Restaurants he has owned and/or operated:  

• Keg Restaurants in Canada 
• Outback Steakhouse in Canada 
• Milestones Restaurants in Canada 
• Mahony and Sons in British Columbia  
• Uno Gelato in British Columbia. 

Governance: Board Appointments

• British Columbia Wine Institute – Vice Chair 
• British Columbia Wine Authority
• BC Wine and Grape Council
• Mahony and Sons Restaurants - Chair  

Education 

• Stanford University Essentials for Business in ESG - graduate
• UC Davis Viticulture & Enology Graduate School of Management Wine Executive Program - graduate 
• University of Guelph Business School Hospitality Executive Program - graduate (A.M.P.H.I.)
• Simon Fraser University Business School – 3 years completed