John Varghese, managing partner of Venture Link LP, has joined the board of directors for the CVCA — Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association.

As managing partner and one of the co-owners, Varghese is responsible for the management and investment activities as well as actively leading the marketing initiatives of the VentureLink Group of labour-sponsored investment funds.

Currently, Varghese is an observer or board member on numerous investee companies. Most recently, he was chairman of Ventus Energy Inc, chairman of Orion Securities Inc. and chairman of MCCI Communications Inc.

Varghese is a member of University of Toronto’s Business Board of Directors. He is a founding board member of Bay Street Fore a Cau$e Inc. a not-for-profit corporation that supports numerous charities focused on children across the GTA.

“I look forward to working with Rick Nathan and the rest of the CVCA board during the term of this appointment,” says Varghese. “It’s an exciting and challenging time for our industry and I look forward to assisting in building on CVCA achievements as we move forward in the years to come”