MONTREAL, April 19,
2024 /CNW/ - National Bank of Canada (the "Bank") (TSX: NA) announces that
all director nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated
February 20, 2024, were elected as
directors of the Bank during the annual and special meeting of the
holders of common shares (the "Meeting") held today.
The Board of Directors welcomes Arielle
Meloul-Wechsler who has been elected as a director for the
first time.
Arielle Meloul-Wechsler has been Executive Vice President,
Chief Human Resources Officer and Public Affairs, at Air Canada
since 2021, and has held several executive mandates in Human
Resources at Air Canada since 2013. She has also served as
President of Global Airline HR Leaders' Network of Airline People
Directors' Council (APDC) since 2017 and Chair of the Board of
National Airlines Council of Canada since 2020. Ms. Meloul-Wechsler was the
winner of the Northern Lights Aero Foundation's 2022 Annual Elsie
MacGill Business Award and of the Top 100 Award by the Women's
Executive Network (WXN) in 2019. Member of the Quebec Bar, she
holds a bachelor's degree in law from Université de Montréal and a
Bachelor of Science in Psychology from McGill
University.
During the meeting, the Chair of the Board, Mr. Robert Paré,
mentioned that Ms. Meloul-Wechsler has a rich professional
background and has in-depth knowledge in governance, human
resources and client experience, which are major assets for the
Board.
Mr. Paré also addressed a word to the outgoing directors: "I
would like to extend my warmest thanks to Maryse Bertrand and Lino
A. Saputo, who are not seeking re-election. Their
dedication, collegiality, sense of the Bank, in short, their
overall contribution, over the past 12 years, have contributed to
the growth of the Bank, which has established itself as a leader in
its sector."
Here are the detailed results of the votes:
|
DIRECTOR
NOMINEE
|
OUTCOME
|
FOR
|
% FOR
|
WITHHELD
|
%
WITHHELD
|
|
Pierre
Blouin
|
Elected
|
184,924,860
|
99.54 %
|
856,522
|
0.46 %
|
|
Pierre
Boivin
|
Elected
|
181,735,714
|
97.82 %
|
4,045,620
|
2.18 %
|
|
Yvon Charest
|
Elected
|
183,522,504
|
98.78 %
|
2,258,878
|
1.22 %
|
|
Patricia
Curadeau-Grou
|
Elected
|
184,466,645
|
99.29 %
|
1,314,737
|
0.71 %
|
|
Laurent
Ferreira
|
Elected
|
185,027,873
|
99.59 %
|
753,509
|
0.41 %
|
|
Annick
Guérard
|
Elected
|
184,326,768
|
99.22 %
|
1,454,614
|
0.78 %
|
|
Karen
Kinsley
|
Elected
|
183,781,498
|
98.92 %
|
1,999,884
|
1.08 %
|
|
Lynn Loewen
|
Elected
|
183,238,986
|
98.63 %
|
2,542,396
|
1.37 %
|
|
Rebecca
McKillican
|
Elected
|
184,961,466
|
99.56 %
|
819,916
|
0.44 %
|
|
Arielle
Meloul-Wechsler
|
Elected
|
174,902,211
|
94.14 %
|
10,879,171
|
5.86 %
|
|
Robert Paré
|
Elected
|
182,356,594
|
98.16 %
|
3,424,788
|
1.84 %
|
|
Pierre
Pomerleau
|
Elected
|
184,979,742
|
99.57 %
|
801,640
|
0.43 %
|
|
Macky Tall
|
Elected
|
184,061,186
|
99.07 %
|
1,720,210
|
0.93 %
|
The results of the final votes regarding all matters subject to
a vote during the annual and special meeting of the holders of
common shares and the special meeting of the holders of first
preferred shares are available on the websites of the Bank and
SEDAR+.
About National Bank of
Canada
With $434 billion in assets as at January 31, 2024, National
Bank of Canada is one
of Canada's six systemically
important banks. The Bank has approximately 30,000 employees in
knowledge-intensive positions and operates through three business
segments in Canada: Personal and
Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and Financial Markets. A
fourth segment, U.S. Specialty Finance and International,
complements the growth of its domestic operations. Its securities
are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: NA). Follow the
Bank's activities at nbc.ca or via
social media.
SOURCE National Bank of Canada