TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2023
/PRNewswire/ - EQB Inc. (TSX: EQB) (TSX: EQB.PR.C) and its wholly
owned subsidiary Equitable Bank (the "Bank"), are pleased to
announce that Marlene Lenarduzzi
will be joining the Bank as its Chief Risk Officer on October 10, 2023. She comes to the Bank
following more than 25 years of experience in risk management and
banking with depth in strategy development, regulatory
relationships, risk quantification, operations, and execution.
Prior to joining EQB, Ms. Lenarduzzi was Head, Counterparty
Credit Risk Management and Market Risk Strategic Initiatives at BMO
Financial Group.
Ms. Lenarduzzi will lead the Bank's risk department and will be
the head of its Enterprise Risk Management function with
responsibility for credit, operational and enterprise risk.
"Marlene has deep Canadian banking risk expertise with a global
mindset," said Andrew Moor, CEO of
the Bank. "She will add significant perspective, energy and
sophistication to the growth ahead for Canada's Challenger BankTM as
part of our senior management team."
Ms. Lenarduzzi has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from
McMaster University, a Master of
Applied Science from the University of
Ottawa, and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. She
is passionate about giving back to communities and currently serves
on several Boards. She is President of the Toronto Chapter of the
Risk Management Association, serves on the Board of Young Peoples
Theatre, and is a member of the Dean's Advisory Board for the
faculty of Engineering at McMaster
University.
About EQB Inc.
Equitable Bank—Canada's Challenger Bank™—is a wholly owned
subsidiary of EQB Inc., which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(TSX: EQB) (TSX: EQB.PR.C) and serves more than 543,000 customers.
Equitable Bank's wholly owned subsidiary Concentra Bank supports
Canadian credit unions and their more than 6 million members. With
over $108 billion in combined assets
under management and administration, Equitable Bank has a clear
mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's
lives. Founded more than 50 years ago, Canada's Challenger Bank™ provides diversified
personal and commercial banking, and through its digital EQ Bank
platform (eqbank.ca) has been named the top Schedule I Bank in
Canada on the Forbes World's Best
Banks 2021, 2022 and 2023 lists. Please visit
eqbank.investorroom.com for more details.
Investor
contact:
Sandie Douville
VP, Investor Relations
& ESG Strategy
investor_enquiry@eqbank.ca
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Media
contact:
Deborah
Chatterton
Director,
Communications
dchatterton@eqbank.ca
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