François joined BDC as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development in May 2016. In this role, he is responsible for corporate strategy, government relations as well as the implementation of an integrated approach to develop new products and solutions across all BDC’s lines of business. 

A senior executive, François has more than 25 years of experience in banking and business development with a variety of sectors and multiple international markets. Before joining BDC, he was Vice President, Business Development at SNC‐Lavalin Capital, responsible for broadening infrastructure development efforts beyond PPPs to cover mining and metallurgy, oil and gas, and energy sectors. 

He also currently serves as Vice President of The Montreal Group, an international forum of development banks dedicated to supporting micro, small, medium and large enterprises. 

He holds an Honours BA in Economics and Political Studies from Trent University.