"Our best days in Quebec and across the Americas lie ahead,"
President and CEO Brian Porter tells
attendees
MONTREAL, Feb. 11, 2020 /CNW/ - Scotiabank today concluded
its inaugural Quebec Growth Technology Conference in Montreal. Scotiabank's President and CEO
Brian Porter joined other business
and technology leaders, to discuss Quebec's growing stature as a global
technology hub and its continued focus for Scotiabank moving
forward.
"We are pleased to host our technology conference here in
Montreal—a market that is critically important to us," Porter told
attendees. "We have a long history in this province—we opened our
first branch in Montreal in
1888."
"Over the past 132 years, we have steadily grown our
Quebec operations," said Porter.
Looking forward, he shared that Scotiabank aspires "to continue
growing our presence in Quebec by
investing in more salespeople across retail and business banking,
and by establishing a larger presence with businesses and in the
community."
As one example of the Bank's commitment to the province, Porter
cited Scotiabank's 2018 acquisition of Jarislowsky Fraser, "a
tremendous Quebec success story
and a strong global brand."
Luc Ouellet, Scotiabank's
Managing Director and Head of Corporate and Investment Banking in
Quebec spoke to the growth of the
Bank's wholesale banking business in the Quebec technology space. "We have built our
corporate and investment banking team and expertise in Quebec, and we are proud to deliver industry
leading banking solutions for a growing number of technology
clients here in Quebec and across
the country," said Ouellet.
Scotiabank's growth efforts are guided by three principles: a
commitment to being a leading bank in the Americas, which includes
building on its success in Canada;
championing customers across its footprint; and building a team
that's ready to win.
"By adhering to these principles, we will ensure that our best
days in Quebec and across the
Americas lie ahead," said Porter.
About Scotiabank
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in the Americas. We are here for every future. We 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 100,000 employees and assets of
over $1 trillion (as at October 31, 2019),
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SOURCE Scotiabank