Paula Cruickshank

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ABOUT PAULA CRUICKSHANK

Paula has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry. She joined BDC in 2009 as Vice President, Securitization, where she was responsible for establishing the Bank’s Indirect Financing group and assumed responsibility for the management of the Canadian Secured Credit Facility (CSCF)—a $12 billion program established by the Government of Canada in 2009 to help restart the asset-backed securities market and stimulate economic activity by supporting sales of vehicles and equipment. She also helped launch BDC’s Funding Platform for Independent Lenders (F-PIL), a platform to provide capital to SME financing and leasing companies who support Canadian businesses. F-PIL has indirectly helped over SMEs obtain financing for various projects.Paula took over responsibility for Syndicated Financing, in addition to Indirect Financing (formerly Securitization) in October 2015 and rebranded the unit to Wholesale Financing in June 2016.Paula Cruickshank was appointed Senior Vice President, Financing and Consulting, British Columbia and North in January 2017. She was responsible for overseeing BDC’s financing and consulting services in British Columbia and the North region.In 2020, Paula transitioned into the role of Senior Vice President, Ontario with the objective of growing the region’s portfolio. In this role, Paula oversaw BDC’s financing and consulting services across the province. Between 2021 and 2023, she was also responsible for liaising the business with BDC’s Digital Transformation.Most recently, Paula moved over to the BDC Capital side of the business and is focused on expanding the Venture Capital ecosystem through seeding and growing emerging and top-tier funds.