Laurent Ferreira

Laurent Ferreira is President and Chief Executive Officer of National Bank, a position he has held since November 2021. He is responsible for the strategies, orientations and development of the Bank and its subsidiaries. He is supported by a team of senior officers who, with him, make up the Office of the President.

At the time of his appointment, Mr. Ferreira was Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Ferreira started his career at Bankers Trust where he worked for two years. He joined National Bank in 1998 and successively held the positions of Senior Manager, then Executive VicePresident and Managing Director of Derivatives and Equities within the Financial Markets group. From 2018 to 2021, Mr. Ferreira was Executive Vice-President and Co-Head, Financial Markets.

Mr. Ferreira served on the Hydro-Québec Board of Directors from 2014 to 2019. He is active in the community and contributes to the success of various charitable causes. He was co-governor of National Bank’s United Way Centraide campaign in 2016 and 2017, as well as co-chair of the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Foundation’s fundraising campaign in 2018 and 2019. He is currently co-chair of the Montreal Women's Y Foundation fundraising campaign.

Mr. Ferreira has a Master’s degree in Finance from HEC Montréal and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Université du Québec à Montréal.