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When President and CEO W. Edmund Clark announced his upcoming retirement, this led to a succession planning contest between Masrani, Mike Pedersen (Group Head of Wealth, Insurance, and Corporate Office), and Tim Hockey (Group Head of Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, as President and CEO of TD Canada Trust).
In 1985, he joined Merrill Lynch, and three years later was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Financial Corporation.He joined Canada Trust Financial Services Inc. in 1991, rising to president and chief executive officer in 1994, a position he held until 2000.Canada Trust was a customer focused financial institution which gained market share.
TD Canada Trust branch in Edmonton, Alberta. The Bank of Toronto (founded in 1855) and The Dominion Bank (founded in 1869) merged on 1 February 1955 to form TD Bank. Canada Trust, founded in 1864 in London, Ontario as Huron and Erie Savings and Loan Society, was acquired by TD Bank in 2000, after which TD adopted the new brand name "TD Bank Financial Group".
The remaining branch in Paris, Ontario, was sold to Laurentian Bank of Canada. In all six TD branches and seven Canada Trust branches specifically changed hands to meet the Competition Bureau's requirements. [18] In response, TD announced it would close 275 branches, representing 4,900 employees, to adhere to the ruling and to reduce overall costs.
The Canada Trust Company was a Canadian trust company founded in 1894 in Calgary, Alberta, as the General Trust Corporation of Canada. In 1899, it was acquired by the Huron and Erie Savings and Loan Society, which moved the company to London, Ontario , and changed its name to the Canada Trust Company.
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. is a Canadian financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto-Dominion Bank.The company does business through several divisions, namely TD Direct Investing, TD Wealth Financial Planning, and TD Wealth Private Investment Advice. [1]
During his tenure as CEO, Baillie lead a failed attempt to merge with CIBC, but was later successful in acquiring Canada Trust. [5] In his last year as CEO, the bank posted its first quarterly loss in fifteen years, largely attributed to lending activity in the telecommunications and cable television sectors that Baillie had pushed for in the ...
TD Bank Group will see a leadership change next year. CEO Ed Clark has announced his retirement, effective Nov. 1, 2014. He will be replaced by Bharat Masrani, currently group head for U.S ...