Peter Lawler was appointed Senior Vice President, Financing and Consulting, Ontario in 2010.

In this role, he is responsible for overseeing BDC's lending and consulting activities in the province of Ontario.

Since joining BDC in 1991, Mr. Lawler has held a variety of roles in branch management as well as credit risk management, including Vice President and Area Manager, Eastern and Northern Ontario and Assistant Vice President, Credit Risk Management.

Before assuming his current responsibilities, he was Senior Vice President of Operations for Ontario.

Mr. Lawler holds a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University. He has also completed Queen’s Executive Program, Harvard University’s Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development Program and the Helios Leadership Program.