Porter's Robert Deluce receives CVCA's entrepreneur of the year award
Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) has extended its 21st annual Entrepreneur of the Year Award to Robert Deluce, founder, president and CEO of Porter Airlines Inc. Deluce founded Porter in 2006 with two Bombardier Q400 aircraft and one route between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Ottawa. The company has expanded to 26 aircraft flying to 20 North American destinations today, and has plans for further growth. Porter is a portfolio company of EdgeStone Capital Partners, OMERS Strategic Investments, GE Asset Management and Dancap Private Equity.



