Awards program from The Globe and Mail
celebrates excellence among non-CEO leaders
TORONTO, Oct. 30, 2020
/CNW/ - Scotiabank is pleased to announce that Nicole Frew, Chief Compliance Officer and
Executive Vice President, Global Compliance has been awarded an
inaugural Report on Business Best Executive Award – a new
distinction that celebrates excellence among non-CEO leaders at the
SVP, EVP and C-suite (or equivalent) levels.
The 50 winners chosen for 2020 represent the best of Canadian
leadership in five functional areas: Finance; Human Resources;
Operations; Sales and Marketing; and Technology. Nicole is one
of 10 winners in the Operations Category and was recognized for her
outstanding leadership managing crucial internal control and
regulatory matters to support Scotiabank's international banking
teams throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nicole has been instrumental
in ensuring that the critical needs of our customers and employees
are being met across our global footprint," said Brian Porter, President and CEO, Scotiabank. "We
are fortunate to have someone of Nicole's work ethic, character,
and leadership qualities on our team as we continue to build a
Leading Bank in the Americas. On behalf of all Scotiabankers,
sincere congratulations to Nicole on this very well-deserved
recognition."
Since joining Scotiabank in 2005, Nicole has progressed through
increasingly senior leadership roles in a variety of businesses,
including International Banking, Global Risk Management and Global
Banking and Markets. Prior to her appointment to Chief Compliance
Officer, Nicole led the Bank's first internal controls unit in
International Banking, building a strong global team to proactively
identify and manage risk across Scotiabank's footprint in
Mexico, Peru, Chile,
Colombia, Central America and various locations in the
Caribbean.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Controls team in
International Banking was required to understand various local
governments' pandemic response plans and monitor and adapt
processes to ensure more than 40,000 international employees could
effectively respond to customer need. This involved working closely
with teams across the division to implement nearly 600 business
continuity plans, which allowed employees to work safely from home
or on location.
Nicole is an alumnus of Scotiabank's iLEAD Executive Program – a
tailored development curriculum created in partnership with
Duke University. Nicole is a highly
respected mentor to several executives at the Bank, and is also a
member of The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ Advisory Board, that
provides mentorship and advice to women-owned and women-led
businesses.
The 2020 Best Executive Awards are determined by Report on
Business' editorial team, based on both public and newsroom
nominations. Each nominee was assessed based on background, style,
achievements and impact. For a full list of winners, please
visit www.tgam.ca/BestExec.
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help our customers, their families and their communities achieve
success through a broad range of advice, products and services,
including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and
private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital
markets. With a team of more than 90,000 employees and assets
of over $1.2 trillion (as
at July 31, 2020), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS).
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SOURCE Scotiabank