Dave Van Belle

Van Belle Nursery, Abbotsford, British Columbia

President

Responsible for helping implement lean flow manufacturing practices and driving significant technological improvements in company back office processes; Responsible for helping re-brand nursery as two distinct operating units – Young Plants and Retail Ready; Recipient of the Business in Vancouver’s 40 Under 40 Award.

Hobbies: Reading, spending time with his children, traveling and running; Favorite foods: “There are too many to list. I haven’t often run into food I didn’t like that’s why I need to run;” Favorite reads: Wall Street Journal, WORLD magazine and historical biographies.

Dave has traveled to 47 states and seven provinces in Canada.