Ottawa, Ontario, June 16, 2014 – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Michael Hoffort has been with Farm Credit Canada for 26 years where he's held various positions of increasing responsibility. In the past 10 years, Mr. Hoffort, has held leadership positions including Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer, Senior Vice-President, Portfolio and Credit Risk, Vice-President, Prairie Operations, and Vice-President , Partners and Channels. During this time, he delivered FCC's new Enhanced Risk Management Program to align FCC's risk management practices with those of federally-regulated financial institutions in Canada, he has led significant portfolio growth across multiple large business lines, including Partners and Channels and Prairie Sales Area, and he has helped engineer the growth and modernization of FCC's Customer Service Center. Mr. Hoffort is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree, agriculture economics. He also has his Professional Agrologist designation from the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists.
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