Mr. McGuire has 25 years of experience in international finance, with a focus on corporate debt, project finance, M&A, trade finance and insurance. He is currently Executive Vice President of China Construction Bank (CCB) in Toronto, where he is responsible for leading business activities and providing strategic advice to clients. He has prior experience with Export Development Canada and HSBC Bank Canada, where he led global business development activities in mining, energy, and financial institutions, financing some of the world’s largest and complex projects. Mr. McGuire has extensive knowledge and risk analysis of political and Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”). Mr. McGuire is currently a Director of the Canada China Business Council and Young Presidents Organization – Toronto Chapter. Mr. McGuire graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Commerce in International Business (with Distinction), which included an exchange to Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. McGuire has also taken Executive Education courses at Columbia University and Harvard University.

China Construction Bank is the second largest bank in the world in terms of Tier 1 capital. The Bank provides customers with comprehensive financial services, including personal banking, corporate banking, investment and wealth management. With 14,912 banking outlets and 347,156 staff members, the Bank serves hundreds of millions of personal and corporate customers. The Bank has subsidiaries in various sectors, including fund management, financial leasing, trust, insurance, futures, pension and investment banking. CCB has more than 200 overseas entities covering 30 countries with locations in major financial centres.