Bryan Mavrow

A senior integrated marketing leader with nearly two decades of experience, Bryan Mavrow oversees First West’s overall brand, channel management and support, and non-branch banking systems as well as its corporate citizenship department and First West Foundation.

An online marketing pioneer, Bryan helped grow one of Canada's most successful internet service companies in the dot.com days. Most recently he held the position of vice-president and general manager at Hot Tomali Communications, an integrated marketing agency located in Vancouver. There, Bryan was responsible for all company operations including client satisfaction, business growth, creative development, digital marketing planning and staff management. He has helped execute a number of successful marketing campaigns for clients such as 7-Eleven and Electronic Arts, and under his leadership, Hot Tomali was chosen as International Small Agency of the Year by AD AGE in July 2010. Bryan has also held senior marketing positions at 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Vision Critical and Intrawest Corporation.

Bryan attended the University of British Columbia and BCIT, and is currently an eMarketing instructor for the Canadian Marketing Association. He also serves on BCIT’s marketing program's advisory committee and previously taught a number of continuing studies courses at the institution.

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November 26, 2011

If you’re as gripped by your work as Bryan Mavrow, you don’t need caffeine. It’s 7 a.m. and after a decaf French press, First West’s senior vice-president of marketing is already at it, overseeing both the Valley First and Envision Financial regional marketing teams. His excitement, though intellectual, is palpable and it’s a constant throughout his career.

“I just love what I do. I don’t think the day ends,” says Bryan. “The line...