Indira Samarasekera - Bank of Nova Scotia Independent Director

BNS Stock  USD 56.22  0.08  0.14%   

Director

Dr. Indira V. Samarasekera, Ph.D., is an Independent Director of the Company. Indira Samarasekera is a senior advisor at Bennett Jones LLP, a law firm, and a corporate director. Dr. Samarasekera was President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 2005 to 2015 and prior to that, the Vice President, Research at the University of British Columbia from 2000 to 2005. She is a member of the Trilateral Commission since 2008.
Age 67
Tenure 16 years
Professional MarksPh.D
Address 40 Temperance Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 0B4
Phone416 866 6161
Webhttps://www.scotiabank.com
Samarasekera holds a B.Sc. from the University of Ceylon, a M.Sc. from the University of California, as a Hayes Fulbright Scholar, and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering, and was awarded an honorary D.Sc. at Queen’s University in May 2018.

Bank of Nova Scotia Management Efficiency

At this time, Bank of Nova Scotia's Return On Tangible Assets are comparatively stable compared to the past year. Return On Assets is likely to gain to 0.01 in 2024, whereas Return On Capital Employed is likely to drop 0.01 in 2024. At this time, Bank of Nova Scotia's Non Current Assets Total are comparatively stable compared to the past year. Net Tangible Assets is likely to gain to about 71.8 B in 2024, despite the fact that Non Currrent Assets Other are likely to grow to (216.6 B). Bank of Nova Scotia's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Bank of Nova Scotia manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Bank of Nova has 313.81 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 14.91, demonstrating that the company may be unable to create cash to meet all of its financial commitments. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Bank to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. The Bank of Nova Scotia was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada. Bank of Nova Scotia is traded on New York Stock Exchange in the United States. Bank of Nova (BNS) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 40 Temperance Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 0B4 and employs 89,239 people. Bank of Nova Scotia is listed under Diversified Banks category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Bank of Nova Scotia Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Bank of Nova Scotia's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Bank of Nova Scotia inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Bank. The board's role is to monitor Bank of Nova Scotia's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Bank of Nova Scotia's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Bank of Nova Scotia's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Daniel Callahan, Independent Director
Brian Porter, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Ignacio Deschamps, Group Head - International Banking and Digital Transformation
Stuart Davis, Executive Vice President - Financial Crimes Risk Management & Group Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Kevin Teslyk, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Canadian Banking
Susan Segal, Independent Director
Michael Zerbs, Executive Vice-President and Co-Head Information Technology, Enterprise Technology
Francisco Silva, Group Banking
BA BSc, Group Banking
Chris Manning, Executive Banking
Calin Rovinescu, Independent Director
Gillian Riley, Executive Vice President, President & Chief Executive Officer, Tangerine
Rania Llewellyn, Executive Vice President - Global Business Payments
Michelle Khalili, MD Markets
Barbara Mason, Group Head and Chief Human Resources Officer
Shawn Rose, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer
Jake Lawrence, Co-Group Head, Global Banking and Markets, Head, Global Capital Markets
Maria Theofilaktidis, Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Head of Enterprise Risk
Ashley Veasey, Executive Vice President - & Global Chief Information Officer, Business Technology
Jenny Poulos, Chief Officer
BCom AMP, CEO Director
Michael Henry, Executive Vice-President Retail Payments, Deposits and Unsecured Lending
Lynn Patterson, Independent Director
Nora Aufreiter, Independent Director
Rajagopal Viswanathan, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
James Neate, Co-Group Head, Global Banking and Markets, Head, Global Corporate and Investment Banking
Nicole Frew, Executive Vice President Chief Compliance Officer
Philip Smith, VP Relations
Julie Walsh, Corporate VP
Dan Rees, Executive Vice President - Operations
Chadwick Westlake, Executive Vice President and Enterprise Productivity & Canadian Banking Finance
Aaron Regent, Independent Chairman of the Board
Tiff Macklem, Independent Director
Miguel Labarthe, Executive Vice President and Country Head, Scotiabank Peru
Phil Thomas, Executive Vice President - Customer Insights, Data & Analytics
Daniel Moore, Executive Vice President Chief Market Risk Officer, Chief Risk Officer
Ian Arellano, Executive Vice President General Counsel
L Thomson, Independent Director
Neal Kerr, Executive Management
Tracy Bryan, Executive Vice President - Global Operations
Paul Baroni, Executive Vice President and Chief Auditor
Alex Besharat, Executive Vice President - Canadian Wealth Management
John McCartney, Head Relations
Tom McGuire, Executive Vice President, Group Treasurer
Meigan Terry, Chief VP
Michael Penner, Independent Director
John Doig, Executive Vice President Chief Marketing Officer
Guillermo Babatz, Independent Director
Francisco Taboada, Executive Vice President and Country Head, Scotiabank Chile
Indira Samarasekera, Independent Director
Una Power, Independent Director
Daniel Rees, Group Banking
Glen Gowland, Executive Vice President - Global Wealth Management
Charles Dallara, Independent Director
Scott Thomson, Independent Director
Benita Warmbold, Independent Director
Philip BA, Group Officer
Loretta Marcoccia, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President - Global Banking and Markets
Philp Thomas, Executive Vice President - Customer Insights, Data & Analytics
Scott Bonham, Independent Director
Adrian Rosiles, Executive Vice President and Country Head, Scotiabank Mexico
Anya Schnoor, Executive Vice President, Caribbean, Central America and Uruguay Scotiabank
Anique Asher, Executive Vice President - Finance and Strategy

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