Carl Marcotte

Carl Marcotte was appointed Vice-President, Transportation Group in June 2010. In this capacity, he is responsible for Export Development Canada’s (EDC) services to all exporters and investors in the Aerospace, Automotive, Rail, Shipbuilding and Defense sectors. For a number of years prior to this, He was Vice President, Resources Group overseeing support to Forestry and Agricultural industries. He was also previously Vice-President, Small Business Development Group responsible for all business development activities and new product development for Canadian exporters with total sales of up to $5 million. Mr. Marcotte first joined EDC in 1990, coming from the Toronto-Dominion Bank. In 1996, he left EDC to become Director, Global Credit Management at Nortel Networks Corporation and later Director of North American Customer Finance. In 2000, he returned to EDC and joined the Risk Management Office before being appointed Director of Small Business Financial Solutions in 2001. Mr. Marcotte is a graduate of both Concordia and McGill universities with a degree in International Business and a Masters of Business Administration. EDC is Canada’s export credit agency, offering innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. EDC’s knowledge and partnerships are used by more than 8,300 Canadian companies and their global customers in up to 200 markets worldwide each year. EDC is financially self-sustaining and is a recognized leader in financial reporting, economic analysis and has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for nine consecutive years.