Tim McGuire
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China Construction Bank<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Tim McGuire joined China Construction Bank (CCB) in 2019 and has more than 20 years of experience in international finance. His focus is on corporate debt, project finance, M&A, trade finance and insurance. He is responsible for leading business activities and providing strategic advice to corporate clients across Canada. Prior to joining CCB, Tim worked at EDC and HSBC, where he led global business development activities in mining, energy, financial institutions and real estate. He is a frequent speaker to audiences worldwide. His key differentiators, include: a) extensive network of client, bank, industry, and government contacts; b) strong knowledge of political and ESG risks; c) proven record of generating, growing and keeping business.<\/p>\n
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Tim graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Commerce (with Distinction), which included an exchange to Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Tim has also taken Executive Education courses at Columbia University in New York. Tim is active in the Toronto community, being on the Board of YPO, mentoring university students and coaching youth hockey, baseball and soccer.<\/p>\n
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Mathieu Cormier
<\/strong>Director Economic Affairs
Minist\u00e8re des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Mathieu has extensive experience in internationals relations, business development, investment, and management. He has contributed to the internationalization of several hundred Canadians companies since 2008 in China thanks to his expertise in import-export, strategy, marketing, financing and project management. China is a well-known market for him, where he first visited in 2002, and lived for 9 years. He was also leading the Canadian business community in Shanghai as Executive Director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CanCham), with energy and new initiatives during 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n
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He founded in 2018 Niapisco International Business Consulting, a company specialized in Import-Export trading between Canada and China. He’s also co-owner of Quebec distillery and involved in many real estate and construction projects in The Belle Province.<\/p>\n
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Mathieu is now in charge of economic affairs at the Quebec Trade office in Silicon Valley and Quebec Office in Los Angeles. He is based in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
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Mathieu holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Universit\u00e9 Laval, as well as a Master’s degree in International Public Administration from the National School of Public Administration (ENAP) of Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec. He also studied Mandarin at Tianjin Nankai University in China, and Politics at the University of Granada in Spain.<\/p>\n
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Philippe Jeanneau
<\/strong>Chapter Director, Quebec & Western Canada
Canada China Business Council<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Philippe is responsible for building the CCBC membership base by connecting Canadian and Chinese businesses, promoting bilateral trade, organizing events, and delivering member services.<\/p>\n
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He has over 15 years of business experience in product design and development, consumer marketing, global trade, overseas manufacturing and sourcing. Prior to joining CCBC, Philippe owned a product design, development and sourcing business that connected Canadian companies with Chinese manufacturers. He worked for industry-leading companies including Reebok, Adidas, and CCM Hockey where he managed the development of state-of-the-art composite ice hockey sticks. Philippe also lived in Shanghai for a year to establish a Canadian-owned factory. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering, specialized in aeronautics, from the Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_3″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.25″ custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding__hover=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\u00a0\u00bb59231,59228,59234,59237,59240″ posts_number=\u00a0\u00bb6″ show_title_and_caption=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb show_pagination=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb zoom_icon_color=\u00a0\u00bb#e3002b\u00a0\u00bb disabled_on=\u00a0\u00bboff|off|off\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.11.2″ hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0″ pagination_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb51″ pagination_line_height_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb2″ global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb sticky_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0″][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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