Andre Robert Labine

A successful businessman and athlete, André Robert Labine was born on 8 October 1947 at Azilda, Ontario, Canada. Graduating in 1971 from the University of Sudbury at Laurentian University, André began work at Shell-Canada in the sales and marketing arena. Over his 26-year career at Shell, André progressed through management positions as his responsibilities expanded from national to international sales and marketing. Elevated to Export Manager - Lubricants in 1990, his responsibilities included marketing Shell products throughout the world. In 1998 André joined Anderol Specialty Lubricants where he was promoted to Vice-President - Global Sales in 2002. An avid alpine skier, in 2005 André became Vice-President, Marketing and New Business Development at Alpine Canada Alpin, the governing body for alpine ski racing in Canada. In 2008 André cofounded LabineDionne Associates Limited which does international sales and marketing consulting specializing in lubricants. With skiing deep in his blood, André is not only an expert skier, but also officiates and volunteers at national and international alpine ski racing events. He was Chief of Race for the 1999 Juvenile Championships and has worked at the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup races and at the 2005 World Championships in Bormio, Italy. In 2010 and 2014 André worked the downhill slopes for the XXI Winter Olympics at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and XXII Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Never tiring of a challenge, André and his wife Susan own the Twisted Timber Guesthouse in their hometown of Fernie, British Columbia and André manages the Gateway Project in Fernie.