Cyril Lopez was appointed to the Library Board in 2025.

After a demanding career as CFO in the international oil and gas industry, which took Cyril and his family to a new, bustling city in Asia Pacific and the Middle East every few years, they craved a change in lifestyle and made the big decision to opt for a better-quality lifestyle and plant permanent roots, immigrating to the Lower Mainland in 2001.

Applying his business acumen to support faculty researchers in mental health, Cyril first worked at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, while simultaneously completing his Chartered Professional Accountant designation. In 2007, he joined the BC Pharmacy Association team. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2011 until his retirement in 2017 to care for his wife who lost her battle with cancer in 2019.

Cyril continues to undertake consulting work while serving on non-profit boards.