TORONTO, April 29, 2013 /CNW/ - Charles Sirois, Chair of CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) is pleased to announce the election of Kevin Kelly
to the CIBC Board of Directors.
Mr. Kelly is a Corporate Director with more than 30 years experience in
wealth and asset management in Canada and the U.S. He was Lead Director
of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) from 2010 to 2012 and
Commissioner from 2006 to 2010. Career highlights for Mr. Kelly include
holding the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of
Bimcor, Inc., President of Fidelity Canada and President of Fidelity
Brokerage Company in Boston. Mr. Kelly also served as President and
Co-Chief Executive Officer of Wellington West Capital Inc.
Mr. Kelly is a Past Director and Chair of the Foundation for Educational
Exchange between Canada and the United States of America (the Fulbright
Scholarship Program).
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with
approximately 11 million personal banking and business clients. CIBC
offers a full range of products and services through its comprehensive
electronic and mobile banking network, branches and offices across
Canada, in the United States and around the world.
Image with caption: "Mr. Kevin Kelly, CIBC Board of Directors (CNW Group/CIBC)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130429_C7910_PHOTO_EN_26080.jpg
SOURCE: CIBC
Jason Patchett, Investor Relations, 416-980-8691, Anu Shrivats, Investor Relations, 416-980-2556, or Mary Lou Frazer, Investor and Financial Communications, 416-980-4111