PGA TOUR member Joaquín Niemann to carry
the
Scotia Wealth Management brand
Scotiabank announces strategic relationship
with Chilean Golf Federation
SANTIAGO, Chile and
TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2021 /CNW/ - Scotiabank (TSX: BNS) today
announced that the Bank has become the title sponsor of the Scotia
Wealth Management Chile Open. This PGA TOUR Latinoamérica event
takes place from December 6-12, 2021
in the Santiago suburb of
Vitacura. The terms of this new sponsorship agreement span three
years and include title sponsor exclusive (financial industry)
naming rights, onsite and broadcast brand exposure and client
hosting and experiences.
In addition, Scotiabank has entered into a relationship with the
Chilean Golf Federation and Joaquin
Niemann, a PGA TOUR winner and member of the 2019 Presidents
Cup International Team, Chile's
No. 1-ranked player and the 30th-ranked player in the world. With
this sponsorship, Niemann's golf bag will prominently feature the
Scotia Wealth Management logo during tournament play and will
participate in exclusive client experiences during the new Scotia
Wealth Management Chile Open.
"Scotiabank is proud to partner with the PGA TOUR to deliver the
Scotia Wealth Management Chile Open and to offer our clients in
Chile and across the Pacific
Alliance with access to this premier PGA TOUR event," said
Ignacio Ruiz-Tagle, Vice President
of Scotia Wealth Management in Chile. "This new sponsorship adds to
Scotiabank's long history of supporting football clubs and events
across the Pacific Alliance. We look forward to continuing to
support the events that matter to our clients, and to providing
them with unique client experiences."
"We are very proud to have Scotia Wealth Management join us as
the title sponsorship of the Scotia Wealth Management Chile Open
presented by Volvo," said Todd
Rhinehart, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Executive Director. "It is
truly exciting to have Scotiabank join our growing family of
partners as it shows the continued growth of the sport and our tour
in the region. We look forward to the success and growth of this
partnership as we kick off our second event of the season on one of
the most remarkable courses in Latin
America."
"We are also delighted to welcome Chilean PGA player
Joaquin Niemann as a Scotiabank
Ambassador," continued Ruiz-Tagle. "Joaquin is known for his quick
pace of play and his gallery pleasing birdies and has been
delighting crowds along the PGA Tour for years. We are proud that
he is carrying the Scotia Wealth Management brand on his bag during
tournament play, and we look forward to supporting him in his
continued quest for the top of the leaderboard."
"I am proud to carry the Scotia Wealth Management brand at the
inaugural Scotia Wealth Management Chile Open and I look forward to
a winning PGA TOUR season," said Joaquin
Niemann, a six-shot winner of the PGA TOUR's Military
Tribute at The Greenbrier in 2019. "I admire Scotiabank's long-time
connections to communities across the Pacific Alliance and am
honoured to be a Scotiabank Ambassador in the Pacific
Alliance."
Ahead of the event, Scotia Wealth Management will host a Monday
pro-am, giving 40 clients the opportunity to play on the
championship course in advance of the tournament. Niemann will be
in attendance and participate.
PGA TOUR Latinoamérica last conducted this tournament in 2019
when John Somers won the event at
Club de Golf Mapocho. The tournament has been a part of the PGA
TOUR Latinoamérica schedule five times (2013-15 and 2018-19).
Scotia Wealth Management is delivered by a team of local and
global experts who provide comprehensive wealth management
brokerage and advice for each stage of clients' lives – for their
family, their business, and their future. Scotia Wealth Management
combines the client's vision, with the international wealth
management expertise of the team to deliver a team-based, total
wealth management approach.
About Scotiabank
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purpose: "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
approximately 90,000 employees and assets of
approximately $1.2 trillion (as at October 31,
2021), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange
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About PGA TOUR Latinoamérica
PGA TOUR Latinoamérica is a professional golf tour created in
2012 by the PGA TOUR in collaboration with promoters, clubs and
national golf federations in Latin
America. The inaugural season in 2012 featured 11
tournaments in seven countries in the Latin American region. In
2021-22, the Tour is targeting to play 12 events in seven
countries.
All season, players will battle for the Totalplay Cup, with the
points leader at the end of each season winning the Totalplay Cup
and earning Korn Ferry Tour membership. The other four players
inside the top five will also earn Korn Ferry Tour status. The
Tour's new logo encompasses its marketing campaign and tagline "The
path to the PGA TOUR starts here."
SOURCE Scotiabank