TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2019 /CNW/ - Scotiabank (TSX: BNS)
(NYSE: BNS) today announced the appointment of Tom
McGuire as Executive Vice President and Group Treasurer, effective
February 11, 2019. Tom succeeds
Andrew Branion who will be retiring
from the Bank and pursuing new professional opportunities.
Andrew will continue to serve in his capacity as the Chairman of
the board of directors of Scotiabank (Ireland) Designated Activity Company. Over the
course of his 22-year career with Scotiabank, Andrew has helped
evolve how the Bank thinks about risk in the trading business, as
well as operational risk and enterprise risk management.
"Tom has a strong background in treasury and capital markets and
has played a key role in managing risk and protecting the Bank's
reputation," said Brian Porter,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Scotiabank. "His experience
will be critical to helping the Bank deliver on its key
priorities."
As Executive Vice President and Group Treasurer, Tom will be
responsible for managing Scotiabank's global treasury and
investment operations, including medium-term and capital funding,
asset/liability management, liquidity and public and private
investment portfolios.
Tom joined Scotiabank in 2018 as Senior Vice President and
Deputy Treasurer, where he was responsible for managing the Bank's
funding and liquidity.
Previously, he held the position of Treasurer for Barclays
Americas and Barclays Group U.S. LLC, an intermediate holding
company. Prior to becoming Treasurer, he worked in the office of
the CEO Americas where he focused primarily on regulatory reform
initiatives. He also held lead roles in the capital markets groups
of Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and Barclays.
Tom was an infantry officer in the
United States Marine Corps and holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Harvard University and a
Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of
Virginia School of Law.
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of $998 billion (as at October 31, 2018), Scotiabank
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SOURCE Scotiabank