BDO partner Kristine Simpson awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Kristine Simpson, a Vancouver-based assurance partner at BDO Canada, has been awarded a King Charles III Coronation Medal.

The medal commemorates the coronation of King Charles III as King of Canada and is administered by the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall.

Eligible candidates have “made a significant contribution to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region, or community of Canada, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada” and must have been alive on May 6, 2023.

30,000 medals are being awarded, with 4,000 reserved for members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

“We are incredibly proud to celebrate Kristine on receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal,” said BDO Canada CEO Bruno Suppa. “At BDO Canada, we're passionate about our people and our clients. Kristine exemplifies this through her commitment to excellence, dedication to community, and determination to making a meaningful impact."

Simpson has held various roles at the Canadian and BC Chambers of Commerce. She previously served as a director and finance committee vice chair at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and as chair of the board of directors at the BC Chamber of Commerce. She is currently an advisory member of the development committee at the Vancouver Foundation.

Simpson has been a partner at BDO since 2014. She leads the firm’s not-for-profit and education practice in BC.

Simpson specializes in public sector and not-for-profit audit and finance, internal control review and consulting, private-public partnerships, and capital consulting. She has particular depth of experience with large capital and real estate projects, including P3 and shared benefit arrangements.

Before joining BDO in 2014, Simpson spent 17 years at KPMG, where she was a partner in the Vancouver office.

Simpson earlier this year received a 2025 Business in Vancouver Influential Women in Business Award. She has also been recognized as a fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants, one of the profession’s highest honours.