André Surprenent
Senior vice-president, Western and Prairie Ag Production
Farm Credit Canada
André has been with FCC for nearly 25 years, with leadership experience in areas such as operations and corporate and commercial financing where he spearheaded FCC’s new agribusiness and agri-food strategy. He began his FCC career as a senior lender, then advanced to director roles in loan closing and documentation, as well as agribusiness and agri-food.
André has a degree in political science from the University of Montreal, along with a law degree and MBA from the University of Ottawa. He practised law for three years, focusing on business law. In addition, he served as a board member and treasurer of the Agri-Food Export Group (Quebec-Canada) for seven years, and as a board member of SIAL Canada for four years.