Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Honoree
2018
Senior Vice President, Small Business Banking
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Andrew is an innovation and diversity champion on Bay Street. As CIBC’s head of small business banking and member of the bank’s operating committee, Andrew leads a team who are transforming what Canadian entrepreneurs and professionals can expect of their financial institution. Previously, Andrew led CIBC’s direct investing business, and was chief administrative officer and head of strategy for its wealth management division when CIBC expanded into the U.S. Prior to CIBC, Andrew was with Oliver Wyman and World Economic Forum advising financial institutions on growth strategy. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, Andrew collaborated with global CEOs, academics and regulators to redefine the future of finance in Davos, Switzerland. The crisis shaped Andrew’s perspective on leadership. He learned to engage diverse stakeholders to build common vision, to evaluate opportunity against core values of trust and integrity, and to foster teamwork to improve outcomes. An active speaker and diversity advocate, Andrew champions accelerating Canada’s path towards gender equality, and is a volunteer leader with Ronald McDonald House Charities.
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