Neil Hastie is President& CEO of Encorp Pacific ( Canada). Encorp Pacific was founded in 1994 and is an industry operated, not for profit, product stewardship corporation acting on behalf of 250 brand owners of non-alcoholic beverages and in excess of 1000 brandowners of beverage alcohol. The company is responsible for the administration, consumer education and recycling programs for all non-alcoholic containers and all wine, spirits and non-refillable import beer and cooler containers in British Columbia. It operates a network of 170 independently owned depots and transportation and processing infrastructure servicing a population of 4 million. Encorp Pacific recycles 100,000 metric tonnes annually of mixed aluminum, plastic, glass and fibre board containers with an annual cash flow of C$150 million.

Encorp, as a service provider, manages the recycling of dairy containers on behalf of the Dairy Council of BC and end of life electronics on behalf of Electronics Stewardship Association of BC.

Mr. Hastie has been a senior executive in the retail industry for more than 25 years. During that period he has held senior operating positions with several multi outlet retail chains, namely OK Tire Stores, Kits Cameras, Purdy’s Chocolates and operated a management consulting practice specializing in strategic retail planning for family owned business. Mr. Hastie joined Encorp in 1998.

He has a B.Sc. from Bishops University and an MBA (honours) from York University.