TORONTO, June 15, 2021 /CNW/ - Scotiabank today
announced the appointment of Don
Callahan to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Callahan is the Executive Chairman of TIME USA LLC, and a corporate director. He is also
an executive partner at Bridge Growth Partners, a private equity
fund that invests in technology and financial services
companies.
Before his retirement in 2018, Mr. Callahan was Chief
Administrative Officer and Global Head of Operations, Technology
and Shared Services at Citigroup. He also served as Executive Chair
of the Chief Information Officer council – which sets the global
standards for technology at Citigroup – and as Executive Chair of
the Digital Governance Office, which is responsible for driving
digital transformation across all of Citigroup's businesses.
Prior to his time at Citigroup, Mr. Callahan held various senior
executive positions at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse and earlier
in his career, he held several management positions at IBM,
including Director of Strategy in Japan.
"Don Callahan is a highly
accomplished executive, with impressive C-suite and fin-tech
experience, and we are delighted to welcome him to our Board," said
Aaron Regent, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Scotiabank.
"Scotiabank will benefit from his extensive technology and digital
expertise, as well as his track record of integrating and aligning
international operations to drive productivity, growth and customer
value."
Mr. Callahan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from
Manhattanville College, where he serves
as Trustee Chair Emeritus.
About Scotiabank
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and their communities achieve success through a broad range of
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banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and
investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of
approximately 90,000 employees and assets of
approximately $1.1 trillion (as at April 30, 2021),
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SOURCE Scotiabank