Dave Mowat, President and CEO, ATB Financial
Roundtable Luncheon - You’re In Oil (Royalty) Country!
Join ATB President & CEO Dave Mowat for a look back at the high-profile provincial royalty review he led, a look at right now in the sector dealing with oil prices at near-historic lows, and a look ahead at what is in store for both the oilpatch and the companies whose fortunes are tied to it.
Delivered in a unique and lively style, Dave’s insights will attract those who want to know more about the royalty review and its fallout, how the recommendations will deliver opportunities for small, medium and large businesses, and how ATB Financial fits into the bigger picture of an evolving Alberta economy.
Dave Mowat is the President & CEO of ATB Financial, which, with assets of more than $43 billion, is Alberta’s largest, provincially based financial institution. ATB employs almost 5,300 team members in 244 communities, providing personal, business, agriculture, corporate, and investor financial services to more than 710,000 Albertans and Alberta-based businesses.
Dave is an Albertan by birth: he was born in Calgary and raised in Sherwood Park. And he is an Albertan by choice: after getting a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and serving VanCity credit union as its CEO, he returned to Alberta, and now lives in Edmonton.
Over the last three decades, Dave has shaped and been shaped by every aspect of the banking world: venture capital markets, credit, retail, corporate, investments, and banking tied to each sector of the Alberta economy.
The thread that connects the various chapters of Dave’s financial services career is a commitment to using his banking expertise and his networks to serve the greater good.
This is visible in the boards Dave sits on: STARS, Alberta Blue Cross, Citadel Theatre and the National Music Centre. And in the causes—he has served the United Way of the Alberta Capital Region as its campaign chair—he gives his time to. And it is apparent in the unique, community-building ventures that Dave and ATB help bring to life, including Empower U (a partnership that equips women with financial literacy skills), the ATB Financial Land Legacy Fund (a program that provides capital for purchasing land for habitat restoration before resale), and Light The Bridge (a citizens-led drive to raise $2.5 million to purchase and install LED lights on Edmonton’s High Level Bridge).
That instinct for uplifting the community is reflected by the honours conferred both on Dave and the company he leads. He is Alberta Venture’s Business Person of the Year. He has held the Charles Allard Chair in Business at MacEwan University. SAIT Polytechnic has awarded Dave an Honorary Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He was named to the Edmonton Journal’s list of the city’s Power 30 group. ATB was named one of the 2015 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work, one of 2015 Best Employers in Canada by Aon Hewitt, and one of the Most Engaged Workplaces in North America by Achievers.
In business, in banking, in community, Dave helps open Alberta to the world of its potential.
In 2015, Dave Mowat was named chair of the Alberta Royalty Review panel.
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