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Scotiabank 14.9% stake strengthened capital; new Chief Strategy Officer in September 2026

Chris Gorman

CEO · Executive on file
Relationship
Not mapped
Likely agenda
Enterprise-wide priorities
Account health
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Their priorities

  • Chris Gorman's plan is to grow fee income in investment banking, payments and wealth, and to reposition the securities book. unverified
  • Strategic partnership with Scotiabank (14.9% equity stake, 2024-25). unverified
  • Payments and embedded finance (Laurel Road for healthcare professionals). unverified

Recent news

Talking points

  • A new Chief Strategy Officer usually triggers a strategy refresh. Engage early on growth and efficiency.

Plays to raise

  1. Payments platform modernizationPaymentsIdentified
    Why now: Cloud modernization (Microsoft Azure and others), payments platforms and digital lending.
    Ask: A 5-week payments platform blueprint: current-state cost and resilience baseline, target architecture, migration waves and a business case the CFO can take to the board.
    Deal range (est.) $5.5M–$16.5M · proof points

Watch-outs

  • Rate sensitivity, CRE and cyber.

Sourcing. Built from the account brief, outreach plans, tracked intel and the relationship file. Items without a source link come from model knowledge and are unverified, and deal ranges are estimates. Confirm names and roles before the meeting.