Ghislain Parent - National Bank President

Mr. Ghislain Parent is an Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President Finance and Treasury of National Bank of Canada since August 29, 2011. He is responsible for all accounting, finance, corporate treasury, sourcing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, capital management, taxation, investor relations, financial governance and internal audit operations. Since February 2017, he is also responsible for the Banks portfolio of investments in emerging countries. Ghislain Parent is a member of the Office of the President. Until August 28, 2011, Ghislain Parent served as Senior VicePresident Internal Audit, a position he had held since July 2010. Before joining the Bank, he was Senior VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer of the Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec and President of CDP Financial Inc. During his career, Ghislain Parent was both VicePresident Internal Audit and Security and VicePresident Chief Accountant for Laurentian Bank of Canada. He also served as Senior Advisor Banking Supervision and Restructuring, Africa, for the International Monetary Fund. In addition to his business activities, he is involved in a number of organizations. Ghislain Parent has a Bachelors in Business Administration and Accounting Sciences from Universit du Qubec en AbitibiTmiscamingue. He is also a Fellow of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agrs du Qubec. since 2011.