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Jake Lawrence was appointed Co-Group Head, Global Banking and Markets in December 2018. In this role, Jake specifically holds oversight of Scotiabank’s Global Capital Markets businesses, focused on building alignment across product groups and priority markets to best serve our clients throughout our global footprint.

He continues to provide leadership and management of Scotiabank’s Global Banking and Markets in the U.S. including the overall strategic direction and execution of Scotiabank’s U.S. businesses.

Jake joined Scotiabank in 2002 and has held progressively senior roles in the Finance and Group Treasury and Global Banking and Markets teams since that time. He was, previously, Senior Vice President and Deputy Treasurer, responsible for Scotiabank’s wholesale funding activities, including securitization and regulatory capital, as well as liquidity management. Jake also served as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations for the Bank, and was responsible for the coordination of the office of Scotiabank’s President and CEO and related communications activities.

Jake holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from Lakehead University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier School of Business and Economics.

In his current role as Co-Group Head, James has global management responsibility for Investment Banking, Global Payments and Corporate Banking. His focus is on leading strategic direction and alignment, leveraging key growth opportunities and enhancing customer relationships while strengthening risk & governance oversight. He was appointed to this position on December 1, 2018.

Since joining Scotiabank in 1985, Mr. Neate has held a variety of leadership positions in areas including: retail banking, commercial banking, wealth management, international banking and global banking & markets. Most recently, James held the position of Global Head of Corporate and Investment Banking.

James earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science at McMaster University and completed the Ivey Executive Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.

As Managing Director and Co-Head, Global Investment Banking, Dany is responsible for both origination and relationship management of companies across a wide range of industries. Prior to his appointment as Co-Head, Global Investment Banking, Dany held progressively more senior roles within Global Investment Banking, most recently as Co-Group Head, Diversified Industries. Dany joined Scotiabank in 2006 and participated in extensive training through a rotation program that included Derivatives, Structured Finance, Canadian and U.S. Debt Capital Markets and Corporate Banking.

Prior to joining Scotiabank, Dany spent five years with Pratt & Whitney Canada working as an aerospace engineer.

Dany has been active on numerous recent mandates, including both complex and landmark transactions:

Dany holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School where he graduated with “Distinction”, a Master of Aerospace Engineering from McGill University and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from McGill University.

Laura Curtis Ferrera, a chartered marketer, currently holds the position of Senior Vice President, Marketing, Global Wealth Management, Global Business Banking and Canadian Retail Banking. Since joining Scotiabank in February 2015, Laura has had an integral role in strategic marketing of the brands within her portfolio domestically and abroad, including the launch of Scotia Wealth Management. 

Within the Global Business Banking portfolio, she has been working to create a consistent client promise and brand experience across all business banking units including notably the launch of the Scotiabank Women Initiative^TM.

Prior to joining Scotiabank, Laura’s prospecting strategies helped Macquarie Private Wealth double their national network of advisors and she developed a comprehensive suite of marketing support resources and services to assist those advisors to serve clients and build revenues. Laura’s boutique marketing team won top ranking for advisor support among all national independent investment firms in Canada in the Investment Executive Brokerage Report Card in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and again in 2014. 

Laura’s marketing interests extend beyond her role at Scotiabank. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian not-for-profit Children’s Aid Foundation and currently a member of the Duke of Edinburgh Board of Governors in Canada.

Kevin is responsible for Scotiabank’s global capital markets and FICC businesses, and also heads the Bank’s U.S. and Latin American capital markets businesses. In addition, Kevin manages equity capital markets, collateral management and funding, XVA, loan sales and trading and securitization. Previously, he served as the Senior Advisor to the CEO of Global Banking and Markets, responsible for the division’s global strategy and strategic initiatives.

Prior to joining Scotiabank, Kevin was a Managing Partner of Guggenheim Partners and held senior roles at RBC Capital Markets, based in New York. He began his career as an attorney with the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission, Division of Trading and Markets, in Washington, D.C. and was associated with an international law firm in New York. He holds a Master of Laws degree in Securities Regulation from Georgetown University, a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University.

​Pruyn's responsibilities focus on global equity, which includes Scotiabank’s global presence in institutional equity sales and trading, equity derivatives, prime services and equity research. Since joining Scotiabank in 1998, Pruyn has held progressively senior roles within the capital markets business. He currently chairs the Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee within Global Banking and Markets and has previously served as a Director of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC).

Pruyn is currently a board member of the Investment Industry Association of Canada and the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada, as well as a member of the SickKids Campaign Cabinet.

He holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Peter is responsible for the regional management of Scotiabank’s wholesale banking operations in Europe and is CEO of our Europe subsidiary. These operations include corporate and investment banking and global markets sales and trading. Most recently, Peter led Scotiabank’s wholesale operations in Asia and Australia. Prior to joining Scotiabank in 2015, Peter held global and regional coverage, credit and product roles at both U.S. and European banks. Over his career, he has been based in North America, Europe and Asia.

Peter holds an MBA from Concordia University, a Master of Economics degree from The University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Bishop's University.

​Rania is responsible for Scotiabank’s global payments vision and strategy. She oversees the Bank’s enterprise-wide payments mandate, including technology infrastructure development, enhancing operational efficiencies and key initiatives to drive growth and create a seamless customer experience. Rania is also responsible for the execution of the cash management, trade finance, global business payments and correspondent banking businesses. Since joining Scotiabank in 1994, she has held progressively senior roles across Commercial Banking, Roynat Capital, and Retail and Corporate Banking, most recently as Senior Vice President, Global Transaction Banking.

Rania holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, Master of Business Administration degree and an honorary doctorate degree from Saint Mary’s University.

Loretta Marcoccia was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (COO), Global Banking and Markets in November 2018.  In this role, she is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Global Banking and Markets and for developing and implementing strategy and priority initiatives.

Loretta joined Scotiabank in 2015 as Managing Director and COO for Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC) before taking on the expanded role of Managing Director and COO of Global Capital Markets. In her most recent role, Loretta led global wholesale operations, regulatory initiatives, global analytics and financial engineering.

Before joining Scotiabank, Loretta previously served as Managing Director and COO at a global corporate and investment banking firm.

Loretta graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a Specialist in Administration. She is a member of Scotiabank’s Inclusion Council and Global Banking and Markets’ Diversity and Inclusion Committee.  She served on the inaugural Board of Directors for Women in Capital Markets.  

Amy is responsible for structuring and underwriting senior debt and bridge capital for a vast array of clients around the globe. Based in New York, and with teams in Toronto, London, Mexico City, Hong Kong and Singapore, she is engaged in raising debt capital in all of the world’s major financial centers.

Amy’s career in banking began in 1982 with Continental Bank, and then moved to Harris Bank in Chicago as VP of the Asia Pacific Group. From 1988 to 2000 Ms. Miller had various roles at TD Bank – including Global Head of Loan Syndications. She also served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Loan Capital Markets for Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York from 2000 to 2002.

Amy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark College in 1980, majoring in international affairs. She went on to Columbia University earning a Master’s degree in International Affairs/International Business in 1982.

As Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Investment Banking, Adam is responsible for the Investment Banking and M&A activities of Scotiabank globally as well as the origination and relationship management of companies across the Financial Institutions sector.

Adam has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and M&A (New York, San Francisco and Toronto). He has advised on over $20 billion of M&A transactions and has helped his clients raise over $100 billion (debt and equity). Adam is a member of the Equity Underwriting Committee.

Prior to joining Scotiabank, Adam spent over 11 number of years at Barclays where he was most recently Head of North American Depositories and Head of Canadian FIG. Prior to Barclays, he spent ~8 years at Citibank in New York, San Francisco and Toronto.

Adam completed his honours BA at Dalhousie University and his MBA (Finance) at McMaster University. 

Walter is responsible for the regional management of Scotiabank’s operations in Asia Pacific. Walter joined Scotiabank in 1998 and has progressed through various positions in finance and corporate development. Most recently, Walter was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Global Banking and Markets, Asia Pacific. In 2014, he assumed the position of Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Development, Asia Pacific, located in Hong Kong.

Walter holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics and Business Administration from Vrije Universiteit, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics from Hogeschool voor Economische Studies in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

​​Clay is responsible for ensuring that risk management practices are embedded within the Global Banking and Markets business, and that all initiatives, deals and business activities comply with Scotiabank’s risk management framework and tolerances.

In 1996, Clay joined the Bank as Assistant General Manager and subsequently became Vice President, Investment Banking Operations Audit. He joined the Bank’s Global Risk Management division in 2000 and became Senior Vice President, Corporate Credit in 2004. In 2009, he assumed his current position and remains a member of the Bank’s Senior Credit Committee. Prior to joining Scotiabank, he worked for Price Waterhouse in Canada and Australia. Clay received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario.