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Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has a new president and chief executive officer.

Justine Hendricks held various positions at Export Development Canada (EDC) over the past 16 years and was named EDC’s senior vice-president and chief corporate sustainability officer, of sustainability business and enablement in 2019.

She also designed and executed EDC’s Net Zero 2050 strategy.

Agriculture and Agri-Food minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Hendricks is the first female president and CEO in the history of FCC.

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