Sam Duboc named chair of BDC's board of directors

Sam Duboc has been named the new chair of the board of directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). A senior private equity professional, and founder, president and managing partner of Edgestone Capital Partners, Duboc has recently been the Clifford Clark Visiting Economist at the federal Department of Finance. In the latter role, he has been the federal government's top adviser on the $400 million Venture Capital Action Plan, announced in early 2013. BDC offers financing, subordinate financing, venture capital and consulting services to 28,000 small and medium-sized Canadian businesses.

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