Awards program from The Globe and Mail celebrates excellence among non-CEO leaders
The 50 winners chosen for 2020 represent the best of Canadian leadership in five functional areas: Finance; Human Resources; Operations; Sales and Marketing; and Technology. Nicole is one of 10 winners in the Operations Category and was recognized for her outstanding leadership managing crucial internal control and regulatory matters to support Scotiabank's international banking teams throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nicole has been instrumental in ensuring that the critical needs of our customers and employees are being met across our global footprint," said
Since joining Scotiabank in 2005, Nicole has progressed through increasingly senior leadership roles in a variety of businesses, including International Banking, Global Risk Management and Global Banking and Markets. Prior to her appointment to Chief Compliance Officer, Nicole led the Bank's first internal controls unit in International Banking, building a strong global team to proactively identify and manage risk across Scotiabank's footprint in
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Controls team in International Banking was required to understand various local governments' pandemic response plans and monitor and adapt processes to ensure more than 40,000 international employees could effectively respond to customer need. This involved working closely with teams across the division to implement nearly 600 business continuity plans, which allowed employees to work safely from home or on location.
Nicole is an alumnus of Scotiabank's iLEAD Executive Program – a tailored development curriculum created in partnership with
The 2020 Best Executive Awards are determined by Report on Business' editorial team, based on both public and newsroom nominations. Each nominee was assessed based on background, style, achievements and impact. For a full list of winners, please visit www.tgam.ca/BestExec.
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