On March 2, 2017, as part of International Women’s Day celebrations, Women in Capital Markets will recognize 16 leaders in women’s advancement in the Canadian economy.

They are:

  • Leanne Mantha, director and regional business manager at BlackRock Asset Management Canada
  • Lee G.J. Wanie, managing director and head of Canada institutional client business at BlackRock Asset Management Canada
  • Manisha Burman, CHRO and managing director at BMO Capital Markets
  • Gilles Ouellette, group head at BMO Asset Management and international vice-chair at BMO Financial Group
  • Paul Farrell, managing director and head of Canadian investment banking at CIBC Capital Markets
  • Julia Moynihan, managing director and head of money market at CIBC Capital Markets
  • Kevin J.E. Adolphe, president and CEO of private markets at Manulife Asset Management and president and CEO at Manulife Real Estate
  • Elise Bourret, vice-president and head of global investment services at Manulife
  • Ron Mock, president and CEO at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
  • Jane Rowe, senior managing director of private capital at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
  • Derek Neldner, head of Canadian and Asia Pacific investment banking at RBC Capital Markets
  • Joanne O’Hea, director of global equity trading at RBC Capital Markets
  • Bob Finlay, regional head of corporate banking for Canada and the U.S., and global head of mining at Scotiabank
  • Mary Vitug, managing director of equity capital markets, Scotiabank
  • Geoff Bertram, managing director of equity capital markets at TD Securities
  • Robyn Zeller, global head of credit management at TD Securities, and senior vice-president of TD Bank Group

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