CVCA appoints Amgen's Kim Furlong as new chief executive
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) has appointed Kim Furlong as its new CEO. Furlong joins CVCA from Toronto-based biotechnology company Amgen Canada, where for more than a decade she served as director of federal government affairs. Before then, she was vice president, federal government relations, at the Retail Council of Canada. Furlong replaces Mike Woollatt, who served as CVCA CEO between 2014 and 2018. Last September, Woollatt left the organization to become director of strategic partnerships at OMERS Platform Investments. Founded in 1974, Toronto-based CVCA is the professional association for Canada's venture capital and private equity industry.
7 January 2019•3 mins read
