Roundtable Luncheon with Robert Sedran, Tayfun Tuzun and Raj Viswanathan
Robert Sedran, Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, CIBC
Robert Sedran has overall responsibility for financial planning and analysis, financial management and regulatory reporting, maintenance of accounting records, tax planning and compliance, treasury and balance sheet management, and investor relations.
Robert joined our bank in 2010 and was most recently CIBC’s Executive Vice-President, Treasurer, where he oversaw balance sheet management activities across capital management, asset liability management and the bank’s investment portfolios. Before that, he held leadership roles in Enterprise Strategy, Planning and Corporate Development, and was Director of Research in CIBC Capital Markets. Robert began his career at CIBC, holding roles in Finance and on CIBC’s trading floor, before moving into Equity Research in CIBC Capital Markets and at National Bank Financial.
Robert holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and a B.Sc. in Mathematics from McMaster University. He is also a CFA charter holder.
Tayfun Tuzun, Chief Financial Officer, BMO Financial Group
Tayfun Tuzun serves as Chief Financial Officer, BMO Financial Group, and is a member of the bank’s Executive Committee. Prior to joining BMO, Tayfun was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Fifth Third Bancorp, where he held positions including Senior Vice President, Treasurer and other senior treasury and finance roles.
Previously, Tayfun served in an executive capacity at FSI Group, LLC, a multiplatform hedge fund specializing in the financial services sector. He also held various senior positions in treasury and finance at Provident Bank. Prior to his work in financial services, Tayfun was a faculty member in the School of Banking & Finance at University of New South Wales, Australia.
Tayfun holds a Master’s degree and a Doctorate in Economics from The Ohio State University, as well as a BA, Economics from Bosphorus University, Istanbul.
Tayfun was appointed Chief Financial Officer, BMO Financial Group effective January 1, 2021.
Raj Viswanathan, Group Head and Chief Financial Officer, Scotiabank
Raj Viswanathan is the Group Head and Chief Financial Officer at Scotiabank. He was appointed to the role in December 2019. Raj oversees the Finance Department, including Business Line finance groups, Financial Planning and Analysis, Economics, Taxation, Chief Accountants, Capital Management, Investor Relations, Group Treasury and Strategic Transactions & Review.
Raj first joined Scotiabank in 2002 and has held progressively senior positions in Internal Audit and Finance. Raj was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2018. In 2014, Raj was appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Accountant. In this role, Raj was responsible for overseeing the Chief Accountant’s group which included group responsibilities for: Capital Management, Accounting Policies & Procedures and Financial Analysis and Reporting. In this role, Raj also led the Bank’s multi-year Finance Transformation project.
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