- Barb Mason, Group Head and
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to retire at the end of
2023
- Jenny Poulos appointed to
Deputy CHRO, effective October 2,
2023, and CHRO, effective December 4,
2023
- Aris Bogdaneris appointed to Group Head, Digital
Transformation, Tangerine, Marketing and Analytics, effective
September 1, 2023
- Phil Thomas promoted to Group
Head and Chief Risk Officer, effective September 1, 2023
- Paul Baroni appointed to EVP,
Finance & CFO, Canadian Banking, effective September 1, 2023
- Maria Theofilaktidis
appointed to EVP & Chief Auditor, effective September 1, 2023
- Anique Asher, EVP, Finance
and Strategy, expands her mandate to include Capital Management,
effective September 1, 2023
- Chris Manning appointed to
EVP, Global Business Payments, effective September 1, 2023
TORONTO, Aug. 31,
2023 /PRNewswire/ - Scotiabank announced today that
Barb Mason, Group Head and Chief
Human Resources Officer (CHRO), has announced her intention to
retire from Scotiabank at the end of 2023, after a 41-year career
with the bank.
"On behalf of all Scotiabankers, I would like to congratulate
Barb on an impressive four-decade career with the Bank and thank
her for her invaluable guidance and partnership as an integral part
of our Senior Leadership Team," said Scott
Thomson, President and CEO for Scotiabank. "Barb has brought
her endless passion and energy to leadership roles across Retail,
Marketing, Wealth Management, Real Estate, and as our Group Head
and CHRO. She has been a devoted champion of the employee and
client experience and has shaped how our brand comes to life across
our markets. She led our workplace transformation to an
activity-based working model for thousands of our colleagues,
enhancing productivity, flexibility and collaboration. Thanks to
Barb's efforts, our Bank is consistently recognized as a top
employer globally for a leading employee value proposition that is
anchored in culture, employee wellbeing, and a commitment to
diversity, equity and inclusion."
Scotiabank has appointed Jenny
Poulos as Deputy CHRO, effective October 2, 2023, and will assume the role of CHRO
on December 4, 2023, joining the
Senior Leadership Team. Ms. Poulos is a seasoned HR and financial
services leader, with more than 34 years of experience at another
large Canadian financial institution, where she was most recently
SVP, Talent Services, and has assumed progressively senior roles in
Retail and HR.
"I am pleased to have Jenny join the Bank as our CHRO, bringing
more than three decades of Retail and HR leadership experience to
help us build on our momentum as a top employer in Canada and across our international markets. I
look forward to working closely with her as we continue to focus on
driving exceptional client and employee experiences as part of our
refreshed enterprise strategy," continued Mr. Thomson.
Scotiabank also announced the appointment of Aris Bogdaneris to
the newly created role of Group Head, Digital Transformation,
Tangerine, Marketing and Analytics, effective September 1, 2023. Mr. Bogdaneris will be
responsible for overseeing the Tangerine business as well as Global
Marketing, Customer Insights, Data and Analytics and Real
Estate.
Mr. Bogdaneris brings to Scotiabank more than 25 years of
experience in diverse operating roles with global financial
services organizations across Europe and North
America, including most recently at an international bank,
where he served on their Management Board as the Global Head of
Retail Banking and Head of Challenger and Growth Markets. He has
extensive experience overseeing multi-country operations and global
business lines and a proven track record in delivering strong and
sustainable business growth in retail and commercial banking,
including driving industry-leading client satisfaction and employee
engagement.
"I am pleased to welcome Aris to Scotiabank and to our Senior
Leadership Team and look forward to leveraging his retail banking
and digital expertise and support as we look to innovate with an
enterprise-wide mindset, drive exceptional client experiences, and
deliver growth across our businesses," said Mr. Thomson. "With
Tangerine becoming an integral part of our future growth plans, I
am pleased to be able to appoint a dedicated leader with extensive
digital banking experience to oversee this business with a plan to
help us drive further innovation, accelerate growth and solidify
Tangerine's position as the leading digital bank in Canada."
Scotiabank also announced additional changes to its Senior
Leadership Team:
Phil Thomas has been promoted
to Group Head and Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Since 2021 as
CRO, Mr. Thomas has provided leadership and oversight of the Bank's
Global Risk Management, Customer Insights, Data and Analytics and
Global Anti-Money Laundering functions. For the past 26 years, he
has held senior leadership roles in Retail Banking, Digital
Channels, Contact Centres and Risk Management across the Bank's
footprint.
Paul Baroni has been appointed
EVP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Banking. Mr.
Baroni has been with the Bank for more than 22 years, in roles
across Audit, Finance and Operations. In this role, he will oversee
all finance activities to accelerate the bank's Canadian Banking
objectives and have oversight of the Global Procurement and Global
Taxation functions.
Maria Theofilaktidis has been
appointed EVP and Chief Auditor. Ms. Theofilaktidis has
been with the Bank for more than 21 years and has been an integral
part of the Global Finance leadership team. She brings her deep
experience in Internal Audit, Finance, Accounting, Risk, Compliance
and Retail to this role, overseeing the Bank's Global Audit
function.
Anique Asher, EVP, Finance and
Strategy, will assume an expanded mandate that includes
oversight of Capital Management. Ms. Asher joined Scotiabank in
2018 as part of the Global Finance leadership team, with more than
20 years of deep financial experience in global organizations.
Chris Manning has been
appointed EVP, Global Business Payments. Mr. Manning has been
with the Bank for more than 15 years in progressively senior roles
in Business Banking, International Banking, Risk, and most
recently, leading the Global Business Payments business since 2020.
He will continue to have oversight of this business as a key
growth enabler of the Bank's future strategic plans.
"I am proud of the calibre of talent we have at our senior
leadership table. These appointments will bring deep domain
expertise and new perspective together with the strength of our
current leaders who have enabled the success of our Bank for many
years," continued Mr. Thomson.
About Scotiabank
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Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our
customers, their families and their communities achieve success
through a broad range of advice, products and services, including
personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private
banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
With a team of over 90,000 employees and assets of approximately
$1.4 trillion (as at July 31, 2023), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto
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