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John A. MacNaughton, C.M. served from 1999 to 2005 as the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board,
Mr. MacNaughton spent 31 years in the investment business with Nesbitt Burns Inc. and its predecessor companies, first as a practicing investment banker, then as a senior executive. He served as President of Burns Fry and then Nesbitt Burns from 1989 until 1999. Mr. MacNaughton is Chairman of Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc. and a Director of Nortel Networks Corporation and TransCanada Corporation. He is also Chairman of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Vice Chairman of the University Health Network and a Member of the Order of Canada. |
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Jean-René Halde joined BDC in June 2005. With over 35 years of management experience, he has held CEO positions since 1979 in leading companies, including Livingston Group Inc., Métro-Richelieu Inc. and Culinar Inc. He is a member of the board of the Conference Board of Canada and has been a board member of numerous companies, including CCL Industries Inc., Groupe Vidéotron Ltée, Gaz Métropolitain Inc., the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Montréal Heart Institute. He holds an MA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
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Christiane Bergevin joined the BDC Board of Directors in June 2005. Ms. Bergevin is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in domestic and international financing, acquisitions and partnerships. Since 2001, she has been President of SNC-Lavalin Capital Inc., a subsidiary of SNCLavalin, where she heads a team of finance professionals in Canada and Europe who have arranged over US$5 billion in financing in recent years. During her career, Ms. Bergevin has established strong ties with leading financial institutions and pension funds in Canada and abroad. |
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Eric Boyko, CGA is co-founder and president (since 2007) of Stingray Digital Inc., an international company dedicated exclusively to digital media. He founded eFundraising.com, Corp. in 1991 and was its president until recently. A graduate from McGill University, Mr. Boyko has a specialization in accounting and became a certified general accountant in 1997. Winner of the Top 40 under 40 prize for 2006, he is a member of the board of directors of the Montreal Development Program, the Business Development Bank of Canada, the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and the Montreal Economic Institute. |
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Cynthia Desmeules-Bertolin, who joined the BDC Board of Directors in March 2002, is a consulting barrister to Aboriginal peoples, industry and governments on Aboriginal rights, policy and business development issues. Ms. Bertolin is a national jurist for the Progressive Aboriginal Relations Program at the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. She has served as Vice-Chair of the National Aboriginal Economic Development Board and was the Chairperson for Apeetogosan Métis Development Inc., an Aboriginal financial institution. |
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Stan Bracken-Horrocks, who joined the BDC Board of Directors in April 2005, is a retired partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. A chartered accountant, he began at PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1962 and gained extensive experience with boards of directors of public companies and their audit and finance committees. Mr. Bracken-Horrocks is Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has served on a number of boards of directors and is currently on the board of the Vancouver Police Foundation. |
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Cindy Chan joined the BDC Board of Directors in August 2005. Ms. Chan is the co-founder and CEO of InfoSpec Systems Inc., a software development company that has been ranked one of the top 100 technology companies in British Columbia. Ms. Chan was named the 2003 Ethel Tibbits Business Woman of the Year received the 2005 B.C. New Canadian Entrepreneur Award. She is actively involved in community services and charitable organizations such as the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Cancer Society. She holds a BSc from Simon Fraser University. |
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Léandre Cormier became a director of BDC in August 2002. He is President and owner of West-Wood Industries Ltd., which produces high-end custom windows and doors, and other value-added wood products, for Canadian and U.S. markets. From 1987 to 2000, Mr. Cormier was the President and owner of Georgetown Timber Ltd., of Georgetown, Prince Edward Island. |
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Terry B. Grieve, was appointed Acting Chairman of the BDC Board of Directors in January 2007. A native of Saskatchewan, he joined the board in April 1996. Until December 2005, Mr. Grieve was a principal of Ventures West Management Inc., a private, professional venture capital management firm. He was also Executive Vice President of the Saskfund group of companies. |
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John Hyshka became a member of the BDC Board of Directors in May 2005. As CFO and COO of Phenomenome Discoveries Inc., a Canadian biotechnology firm he cofounded, he has raised over $20 million in equity and debt financing for a number of start-ups and small technology companies. Previously, he was Director of Economic Development for the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority, responsible for the region's economic development programs and for promoting Saskatoon internationally. Mr. Hyshka has been Chair of the Saskatchewan Government Growth Fund since 2003 and is an advisor to GrowthWorks on Saskatchewan deals. |
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Leo Ledohowski joined the BDC Board of Directors in March 2005. He is President and CEO of Canad Inns, which owns and operates hotels in Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie and Brandon, Manitoba, as well as a new hotel under construction in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Previously, Mr. Ledohowski was a professor in the Faculty of Commerce at Carleton University in Ottawa and at the University of Manitoba. He is a certified hotel administrator and he has received the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Manitoba, as well as the Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants designation recognizing outstanding contributions to the profession. |
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Andrina Lever joined the BDC Board of Directors in June 2005. Ms. Lever has extensive experience in small business development, international commercial development, trade and governance. She is involved with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and her work has taken her to more than 50 countries. She has been a member of the Bar of England and Wales as a barrister since 1980 and of the Bar of Victoria, Australia, as a barrister and solicitor since 1981. In addition to BDC, Ms. Lever sits on the boards of several non-profit organizations, as well as on the Board of Governors of York University. |
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Jean Martel joined the BDC Board of Directors in September 2006. He is a lawyer at the firm of Lavery, de Billy, in Montréal, where he has been practising financial and securities law since 1999. Previously, Mr. Martel served as Quebec's Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance and, from 1995 to 1999, chaired the Quebec Securities Commission.
Mr. Martel sits on the board of TSX Group Inc., the public corporation operating the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Calgary-based TSX Ventures Exchange. |
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Kelvin Ng, who joined the BDC Board of Directors in April 2005, is President of Ng North Inc., a management consulting firm. He was a member of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly and served as Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and Chair of the Financial Management Board. Mr. Ng also served in the Legislative Assembly of N.W.T. and held numerous portfolios in the N.W.T. government. He has served in municipal politics, and held positions in the private sector in chambers of commerce and in non-profit organizations. He has also received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award. |
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Valerie Payn, who joined the BDC Board of Directors in March 2005, is President of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, a position she has held since the chamber was formed in January 1995. Previously, she was the General Manager of the Halifax Board of Trade, making her the first woman to hold that position since its establishment in 1750. Ms. Payn holds an MBA from St. Mary's University in Halifax. |
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