Corporate
Dec 14, 2017
Canada Infrastructure Bank Names Bruno Guilmette Interim Chief Investment Officer
TORONTO- On behalf of the Board of Directors, Janice Fukakusa, Chair of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, welcomed Bruno Guilmette as interim Chief Investment Officer (CIO).
Mr. Guilmette, who was named to the inaugural Board of Directors on November 16, 2017, will step down from his board position while serving in the CIO position.
The Canada Infrastructure Bank will use federal support to attract private sector and institutional investment to new revenue-generating infrastructure projects that are in the public interest. By engaging the expertise and capital of the private sector, the Bank will help provide more infrastructure for Canadians.
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The Board recognized the need to move quickly and Bruno Guilmette agreed to start the build up of our infrastructure investment capacity as interim Chief Investment Officer, so that we can look forward to engaging with stakeholders.
- Janice Fukakusa, Chair of the Canada Infrastructure Bank Board of Directors
Quick Facts
- The CIB will invest $35 billion from the Government of Canada into new infrastructure projects.
- The CIB will work with provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous partners and private-sector partners to deliver new revenue-generating infrastructure projects that are in the public interest.
- As a Crown corporation, the CIB operates at arm’s length from government.
- Janice Fukakusa was appointed Chair of the Board on July 6, 2017.
- The director selection process attracted highly qualified individuals with business and board experience and diverse backgrounds.
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