Bukkie Adewuyi

Bukkie is the Vice President for Internal Audit and Risk Advisory at Aritzia. She is a seasoned certified auditor and chartered accountant with over twenty-one years’ professional experience in audit, risk management, finance and strategy. Prior to Aritzia, she spent over three years with Prospera Credit Union, as the VP of Internal Audit and then the VP, Finance and Business Intelligence where she collaborated with other leaders to actualize operational initiatives to achieve strategic objectives around organizational health, member and employee experience.

Prior to joining Prospera, she built up a wealth of consulting experience spanning fifteen years in South Africa working with audit firms, PwC, Deloitte and Grant Thornton. In her last role as a Partner and Director at Grant Thornton, she was responsible for leading large complex portfolios, working with multi-disciplinary teams and providing insights to Boards, Audit Committees, and the C-Suite. She is experienced both as board member and as a service provider to boards.

Bukkie is well known for her work in the community, having distinguished herself as a passionate community advocate. She works with various organizations to elevate focus on immigrants, minority groups, minority businesses and women. In 2023, she was named a “YWCA woman of distinction”, raising $10,000 to assist women with childcare and early education. She was also identified as one of the “2022 Top 50 female leaders in Vancouver” by the women we admire. Asides her role on the Board and Finance & Audit Committee of the Black Opportunity Fund, she is also a Board Member and Treasurer at Impact Toolbox as well as a member of the Women in Business Committee of the Surrey Board of Trade, amongst others. She is part of the team behind the successful Annual Metro Vancouver Black Business Expo that seeks to showcase the contributions of minority businesses. Through these organizations, she contributes to policy conversations and leading change that fosters equity, diversity and inclusion in our economy.

She holds a B.Sc in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and an MBA from the University of South Africa. Bukkie is happily married with three lovely children.