Gord has over 30 years financial services experience with his last role as President of Cidel Trust Company, a national trust company and asset management firm. He has held other senior roles with CIBC and RBC focused on senior leadership, corporate strategy, governance, sales management, investment management, fiduciary services, philanthropic planning, cross border structuring, risk management and training and development.
Gord first started working with Indigenous communities in the mid 1990’s when he helped launch CIBC’s Aboriginal Banking team in the Alberta/NWT region. His focus historically has been on trust, banking, lending, investment management and economic development.
Gord serves on several for profit and not for profit boards and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA) and Corporate Director (ICD.d).