Mairead Lavery

About

Mairead was appointed President and CEO of Export Development Canada in 2019, and under her direction, Canada’s export credit agency has pursued ambitious objectives, achieving strong growth, and helping more Canadian companies do business in 200 markets around the world, while generating over $100 billion in trade and investment annually.

EDC was a major contributor during Canada’s COVID-19 economic response, delivering liquidity to companies across Canada, is the single largest financier of Canadian cleantech, a proud supporter of women-owned and women-led businesses, and regularly ranks among Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

Prior to joining EDC, Mairead held executive roles at Bombardier, where she managed a range of large complex portfolios over a sixteen-year career.

Mairead is the Board Chair for the EDC subsidiary, FinDev Canada, Canada’s international development finance institution. She also sits on the advisory boards of Toronto Global Forum and Project Arrow, in addition to being a board member of The Conference Board of Canada.

Mairead is a native of Northern Ireland, has a degree in Management and Accounting from Queen’s University Belfast, and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. She is also the first woman to occupy EDC’s chief executive role in its 75-plus year history.