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Richard Nesbitt Honoured for his Leadership by Women in Capital Markets.

November 20, 2014

Toronto – A financial executive, who recently joined the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management as an adjunct professor, has received the WCM Visionary Award from Women in Capital Markets, the largest network of professional women in the Canadian financial sector.
 
Richard Nesbitt recent the award which was first established in 2010. The award is presented to recognize a senior-level executive with over 20 years of experience in Capital Markets (male or female) for their outstanding life achievements and contributions to the Capital Markets industry and Women in Capital Markets. It was last presented to Heather-Anne Irwin, Founding President of Women in Capital Markets, who is also an adjunct professor at the Rotman School.
 
The award was presented during a luncheon held yesterday in Toronto where Nesbitt was honoured with three other award recipients for their inspirational leadership in the financial industry and ongoing commitment to creating a business environment that promotes the advancement of women into senior leadership roles.
 
In September, Nesbitt joined the Rotman School after retiring from CIBC, where as Chief Operating Officer where he was responsible for the global operations of Wholesale Banking, Technology and Operations, Strategy and Corporate Development, CIBC's International Operations, including CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, and Treasury. He joined CIBC in 2008 following more than 20 years of experience in the securities industry. From 2004 to 2008, Nesbitt was Chief Executive Officer of TSX Group having joined TSX as President of TSX Markets in 2001. Prior to that in 2001, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of BayStreetDirect Inc., an Internet based investment dealer. Before that he was President and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Securities Canada for three years, after having worked for 10 years at CIBC Wood Gundy. He has also worked with Mobil Oil Canada Ltd., for five years and spent two years as a Lecturer at the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University.
 
Nesbitt holds a MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an MBA from Rotman School of Management and a BA (Honours) in Business Administration from Western University’s Richard Ivey School of Business. He is an Advisory Committee member on the Women in Capital Markets Advisory Council, Chair of the Finance Committee for Pan Am Games 2015, a member of the Rotman Financial Services Advisory Board, a member of the SickKids Foundation Board of Directors, and a member of the London School of Economics North American Advisory Board.
 
WCM is the largest network of professional women in the Canadian financial sector and the voice of advocacy for women in our industry. WCM is committed to the advancement of women in business and to increasing the number women in senior leadership roles in the Canadian economy. We work with our partners, members and the broader public to promote initiatives which successfully increase women's representation and impact in the boardrooms and executive suites of the financial industry and corporate Canada more broadly. www.wcm.ca
 
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