Maxime Laverdière appointed Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, BDC in Montréal, QC
Isabelle Hudon, President and CEO of BDC, Canada’s bank for entrepreneurs, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maxime Laverdière as BDC’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary.
Maxime leads the legal and corporate secretariat team, which provides legal advice to all BDC’s business units and corporate functions, as well as to the Board of Directors. He also manages the processes and controls in place to ensure that BDC complies with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Maxime is a qualified lawyer with more than 15 years of legal experience. He joined BDC in 2023 after serving as Vice President, Legal Affairs at Resolute Forest Products, where he managed a team of legal professionals covering all legal matters within the organization and conducted several large-scale mergers and acquisitions.
Maxime also previously held the position of Senior Legal Counsel at Desjardins, where he oversaw a team of lawyers supporting the Desjardins business banking sector and covering a wide range of clients from small businesses to large multinational corporations. He began his career with the national firm of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, where he practised banking and financial law.
Maxime’s leadership, combined with his keen knowledge of banking and business issues, will enable BDC to support more business owners.
Maxime Laverdière holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Software Engineering - Management Option from the University of Ottawa, a Bachelor of Civil Law and Common Law from McGill University, and an MBA from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Montreal. He is a member of the Quebec Bar.
BDC is the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. It provides access to financing and advisory services to help Canadian businesses grow and succeed. Its investment arm, BDC Capital, offers a wide range of risk capital solutions. For more information, visit bdc.ca.
