SANDRA OLDFIELD
President & CEO, TINHORN CREEK VINEYARDS
BIO: It wasn’t until she landed a job at a vineyard that Sandra Oldfield discovered her passion for the wine industry. That realization led her to the University of California Davis, where she met her now-husband, Kenn Oldfield, who had just purchased Tinhorn Creek Vineyard in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley and was in search of a winemaker. She became CEO in 2010, has grown production to 40,000 cases and made her mark with their premium reserve line of wines.
EARLY AND LASTING LESSONS: “If you need help, ask for it. Face issues head on. If you don’t start long-term goals now, you’ll never realize them.”
WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO INCREASE GENDER EQUALITY IN MY INDUSTRY: “More women focusing on finance and human resources would make them more valuable in the wine industry. Often, women with technical backgrounds (i.e. winemaker) will hit a ceiling.”

Source: Sunlife Financial