Congratulations Billy! Thank you for your hard work!
From the July 27th article "Presto, he’s president: World’s largest magic organization now led by Surrey’s Billy Hsueh" by Tom Zillich in Surrey Now-Leader:
The role of international president of the IBM is rare for a Canadian, as only eight residents of this country have held the office, four of whom are from Vancouver, and Hsueh is first of Asian descent.
“It wasn’t something that I sought out to do, but it just kind of happened, the process of me being on the board and the committees when I was 16, 17 years old,” Hsueh explained. “I kept volunteering my time and worked my way up the board, and eventually they nominated me as vice-president and then president-elect, now I’m president.
He added: “It just feels really good to represent an organization that I’ve been part of since I was, like, 11, and being able to give back, as much as can, for everything this organization has done for me.”
Presto, he’s president: World’s largest magic organization now led by Surrey’s Billy Hsueh.
— Tom Zillich (@TomZillich) July 27, 2022
The role is rare for a Canadian. Hsueh is first of Asian descent, and also 2nd youngest in 100-year history of @IBMMAGIC.https://t.co/6ynVEzSTIT@sdpmagic @canadasmagic #SurreyBC #magic
The article mentions that 8 Canadians have held this title. They include:
- Len Vintus 1922–1926
- Bruce Posgate 1980–1981
- R.J. Obie O'Brien 1993–1994
- Joan Caesar 2008–2009
- Shawn Farquhar 2014–2015
- Alex Zander 2019–2020 [youngest]
- Billy Hsueh 2022-2023 [second youngest]
Who are we missing?
