| Jenny Poulos |
Jenny Poulos is currently working as the Chief Human Resources Officer at The Bank of Nova Scotia. She started this position in 2023. Ms. Poulos completed her undergraduate degree at Queen's University. |
| Maria Theofilaktidis |
Maria Theofilaktidis is currently an Executive Vice President & Chief Auditor at The Bank of Nova Scotia. She is also a Trustee at the IFRS Foundation. Previously, she worked as a Director at Women’s College Hospital Foundation. Ms. Theofilaktidis completed her undergraduate degree at the University of the Witwatersrand. |
| Rajagopal Viswanathan |
Rajagopal Viswanathan is currently working as the Chief Financial Officer & Group Head at The Bank of Nova Scotia. |
| Jean-François Perrault |
Mr. Jean-François Perrault is a Chief Economist & Senior Vice President at The Bank of Nova Scotia and a Senior Vice President & Chief Economist at Scotia Capital, Inc. He leads a team of Economists to support Scotiabank’s domestic and international business lines and clients from retail to capital markets, providing Scotiabank’s senior executives, business lines and customers with perspectives, insights and forecasts on economic, financial market and policy developments.
Prior to joining Scotiabank, Mr. Perrault held prominent roles with the federal government, the Bank of Canada, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. |
| Paul Baroni |
Paul Baroni is currently working as the Executive VP-Finance & CFO-Canadian Banking at The Bank of Nova Scotia. He is also a Member of The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, and Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand. Previously, he worked as a Director at Scotiabank Trinidad & Tobago Ltd. and as a Senior Vice President at The Bank of Nova Scotia. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of the Witwatersrand. |
| John Doig |
John Doig is currently the Chief Executive Officer at SCENE Corp., the Director at The National Gallery of Canada Foundation, the Director at Prince's Charities Canada, the Director at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, and the Executive Vice President-Retail Sales at The Bank of Nova Scotia. He previously worked as a Director at Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. |
| Nicole Frew |
Nicole Frew currently works as a Director at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada. She is currently working as the Chief Compliance Officer & Executive VP at The Bank of Nova Scotia. |
| Loretta Marcoccia |
Loretta Marcoccia is currently the Director at Women in Capital Markets. She is also the Executive Vice President-Global Operations at The Bank of Nova Scotia, starting in 2018. Additionally, she holds the position of Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Scotiabank Brasil SA since 2015. Previously, Loretta worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Bank of America Corp. Ms. Marcoccia completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto. |
| Roula Kataras |
Roula Kataras currently works as a Chief Accountant & Senior Vice President at The Bank of Nova Scotia. |
| Phil Thomas |
Phil Thomas is currently the Group Head & Chief Risk Officer at The Bank of Nova Scotia. He started this position in 2023. Mr. Thomas completed his undergraduate degree at Dalhousie University. |
| Jason Lawrence |
Jason Lawrence is currently the CEO & Group Head of Global Banking & Markets at Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co., as well as the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Power Financial Corp. and Power Corp. of Canada. Previously, he served as the Group Head & CEO of Global Banking & Markets at Scotia Managed Companies Administration, Inc. and as the Director-Term Funding & Securitization at The Bank of Nova Scotia. Mr. Lawrence holds an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Lakehead. |
| Michael Zerbs |
Michael Zerbs is currently the Director at Fields Institute Research in Mathematical Science and the Group Head-Technology & Operations at The Bank of Nova Scotia. Previously, he held positions as the Vice President-Risk Analytics at IBM Canada Ltd. and as the President & Chief Operating Officer at Algorithmics, Inc. Dr. Zerbs has an MBA from the University of Toronto and a doctorate from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz. |
| Aaron William Regent |
Aaron William Regent is the founder of Mining4life, Magris Performance Materials, Inc. He currently holds the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Niobec, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Magris Resources Canada, Inc., Chairman at The Bank of Nova Scotia, Chairman at Nickel Development Institute, Director at World Gold Council Ltd., Director at Collahuasi, Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia (United Kingdom), Director at Potash Corp., Director at C.D. Howe Institute, Director at Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, Director at Plan International Canada, Inc., Independent Director at Scotiabank Brasil SA, and Independent Director at Nutrien Ltd. He is also a Member of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. In the past, he served as Co-Chief Executive Officer at Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Barrick Gold Corp., President & Chief Executive Officer at Falconbridge Ltd., President & Chief Executive Officer at Trilon Securities Corp., Co-Chief Executive Officer at Brookfield Infrastructure Group, Inc., Non-Executive Chairman at Barrick TZ Ltd., Independent Director at Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc., Director at The National Ballet of Canada, Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Brookfield Corp., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Noranda, Inc., CFO & Senior Managing Partner at Brookfield Asset Management PIC Canada LP, Council Member at The International Council on Mining & Metals, and President at Falconbridge (Australia) Pty Ltd. He obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario. |
| Gillian Riley |
Gillian Riley is currently the EVP, President & CEO-Tangerine at The Bank of Nova Scotia. She is also the President & Chief Executive Officer at Tangerine Investment Management, Inc. and Tangerine Bank. Additionally, she holds the position of Independent Non-Executive Director at Nationwide Building Society and Non-Executive Director at St. Michael's Foundation. Previously, she served as Co-Chairman at Fitspirit and President at Canadian Club Toronto. Ms. Riley completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Western Ontario and holds an MBA from the Barney School of Business. |
| Lawren Scott Thomson |
Mr. Lawren S. Thomson is a President & Chief Executive Officer at The Bank of Nova Scotia, an Independent Director at Scotiabank Brasil SA. He is on the Board of Directors at Scotiabank Brasil SA, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Jim Pattison Industries Ltd., Scotiabank Ltd. and The Bank of Nova Scotia (United Kingdom).
Prior to joining Scotiabank, Mr. Thomson was the President and CEO of Finning International Inc., the world’s largest dealer of Caterpillar equipment and engines across diverse industries in the Americas and Europe. He has also held a number of senior executive positions including Chief Financial Officer of Talisman Energy Inc. and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development at Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE). Prior to his tenure at BCE, he was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs.
Mr. Thomson holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in economics and political science from Queen’s University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Chicago. |
| Daniel Hughes Callahan |
Daniel H. (Don) Callahan is an Executive Partner at Bridge Growth Partners. Acknowledged internationally as a leader in both the financial services and technology industries, Mr. Callahan was most recently the Chief Administrative Officer and Global Head of Operations and Technology at Citigroup. He retired from Citigroup in December 2018 and now serves on the boards of Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd., WEX, Kore AI, Capco, and Accedian, a Bridge Growth Partners-backed company.
At Citigroup, Mr. Callahan managed a complex set of businesses and services spanning more than 100 countries, a multi-billion dollar operating budget and critical systems infrastructure including the bank’s cyber security initiatives. He most recently led a top-to-bottom transformation of operations and technology, helping move the global bank from a collection of independent and dispersed entities into a lean, fully integrated enterprise. Mr. Callahan also established globally consistent technology standards and governance, and migrated critical functions to an integrated, managed, shared services model. As a result, in 2017, Citi was named by the Gartner Group as the most efficient of all major global banks in generating income per dollar of IT spending.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Callahan spent 12 years at IBM, where he held a number of management positions, including director of strategy for IBM Japan.
He serves as Executive Chairman of TIME, where he is leading a comprehensive digital transformation of this iconic media brand. He is also on the business committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a fellow at the Foreign Policy Association and on the boards of Columbia Teachers College, the American Red Cross New York Region and the New York Hall of Science. He holds a Bachelor’s in History from Manhattanville College, where he serves as trustee chair emeritus. |
| Lynn K. Patterson |
Lynn K. Patterson is an Independent Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotiabank Brasil SA. She previously worked as a Portfolio Manager at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, Sales Manager at Goldman Sachs Canada, Inc., Trader at JPMorgan Canada, President at Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc., Deputy Governor at The Bank of Canada, and Trader at CIBC Wood Gundy Corp. |
| Benita M. Warmbold |
Benita M. Warmbold is currently serving as the Chairman at the Canadian Public Accountability Board, Vice Chairman at Women's College Hospital, Independent Director at Methanex Corp., Independent Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia, Independent Director at SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc., Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia (United Kingdom), Independent Director at Scotiabank Brasil SA, Director at Atkinsréalis Highway Holding, Inc., and Trustee at Queen's University Engineering Society Services, Inc. Previously, Ms. Warmbold held positions as the Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director at Northwater Five-Year Market-Neutral Trust, Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director at Northwater Fund Management, Inc., Senior Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Director at Canada Development Investment Corp., Director at Crestone Peak Resources LLC, Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director at Northwater Capital Management, Inc., and Principal at KPMG LLP. Ms. Warmbold obtained an undergraduate degree from Queen's University in 1980. |
| Guillermo Enrique Babatz Torres |
Guillermo Enrique Babatz Torres is currently the Independent Chairman at Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat SA de CV. He also holds positions as an Independent Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia, Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia (United Kingdom), General Director-Insurance & Securities at Mexico Ministry of Finance & Public Credit, Independent Director at Scotiabank Brasil SA, Director at Fibra Mty, S.A.P.I. de CV, Managing Partner at Atik Capital Sc, and Trustee at IFRS Foundation. In the past, he served as the Executive Chairman at Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores from 2007 to 2012. He holds a doctorate degree from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. |
| Nora A. Aufreiter |
Nora A. Aufreiter is currently the Vice Chairman at Unity Health Toronto, Chairman-Supervisory Board at MYT Netherlands Parent BV, Independent Director at The Kroger Co., Independent Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia, Director at St. Michael's Hospital, Director at Canadian Opera Co., Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia (United Kingdom), Independent Director at Scotiabank Brasil SA, and Director at Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. She previously worked as a Director at The Neiman Marcus Group LLC, Director at The Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd., Director & Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc., and Director at Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC. Ms. Aufreiter received an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from Richard Ivey School of Business. |
| Michael David Penner |
Michael David Penner is currently the Chairman at United States Infrastructure Corp., an Independent Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia, a Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia (United Kingdom), a Director at Institute of Corporate Directors, and an Independent Director at Scotiabank Brasil SA. He previously held positions as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Peds Legwear, Inc., Chairman at Careismatic Brands LLC, Chairman at Hydro-Québec, Director at Partners Group AG, Director at Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Director at L'Institut des administrateurs de sociétés, section du Québec, Director at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, Director at Selwyn House School, and Senior Global Advisor and Lead Operating Director at Partners Group (Canada), Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from McGill University and a graduate degree from Hofstra University. |
| Calin Rovinescu |
Calin Rovinescu is the founder of Apollo Healthcare Corp. founded in 2015. He is currently an Independent Director at BCE, Inc., The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bell Telephone Company of Canada, National Airlines Council of Canada, Scotiabank Brasil SA, Acasta Capital, Inc., Business Council of Canada, Plusgrade SEC, and a Member of the Order of Canada, The Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, Québec Bar Assoication, and Airline Passenger Experience Association, Inc. He was the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Air Canada from 2000 to 2021. He was also the Chairman-Governors Board of International Air Transport Association from 2014 to 2015 and the Chairman of Star Alliance Services GmbH from 2012 to 2016. He has held various director positions at Orchestre De Chambre. I Musici De Montréal, BELLUS Health, Inc., Sarossa Capital Ltd., Emergis, Inc., McGill University Health Center, and Skyservice Business Aviation, Inc. He was the Managing Partner of Stikeman Elliott LLP from 1979 to 2000 and a Principal at Genuity Capital Markets from 2004 to 2009. He received his graduate degrees from the University of Ottawa in 1980 and the University of Montréal in 1978. |
| Scott Wayne Barclay Bonham |
Scott Wayne Barclay Bonham was the founder of GRANITE ASIA, where he held the title of Venture Partner in 2000. He is also the founder of The Fueling Station and Intentional Capital. Currently, Mr. Bonham holds multiple positions, including Independent Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia, Independent Director at Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Director at Guava Technologies, Inc., Director at The Bank of Nova Scotia (United Kingdom), Director at The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Independent Director at Scotiabank Brasil SA, Director at DenmarkBridge, Secretary & Director at Petram Partners II Corp., Director at Vector Institute, Advisor at NGP Capital, and Venture Advisor at Relay Ventures. Previously, Mr. Bonham held positions such as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director at Magna International, Inc., Director at Sirna Therapeutics, Inc., Director at Netli, Inc., Director at Ironwood Capital Ltd., Director at Zettacom, Inc., Director at GENBAND, Inc., Director at AGEIA Technologies, Inc., Director at Hurray!. Holding Co. Ltd., Director at Boston-Power, Inc., Director at LOC-AID Technologies, Inc., Director at P-Cube, Inc., Director at Ku6 (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd., Director at ams-OSRAM Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., Director at C100 Association, Systems Engineer at General Motors Corp., Manager-Product Line at Silicon Graphics, Inc., Vice President at The Capital Group Cos., Inc., Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., and Investor at NetScaler, Inc. Mr. Bonham obtained an undergraduate degree from Queen's University in 1984 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1989. Mr. Bonham is also the founder of The Fueling Station, Intentional Capital. |
| Una M. Power |
Una M. Power is an Independent Director who currently holds positions at Teck Resources Limited, The Bank of Nova Scotia, TC Energy Corp., and TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. She previously held positions at Kinross Gold Corp., CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC, Peat Marwick LLP, and Deloitte & Touche LLP (Canada). She received an undergraduate degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
