Ron Lalonde

Mr. Lalonde retired from CIBC in December 2010. He joined CIBC in 1987 as an equities research analyst. Subsequent appointments covered most aspects of the business and infrastructure of CIBC. He worked in New York in the equities business and in London as head of CIBC's European operations. He was a member of CIBC's Senior Executive Team between 1999 and 2010. During this period, Mr. Lalonde had responsibility for virtually all of CIBC's administrative and support functions - including finance, human resources, legal and compliance, communications, and marketing. He was also appointed interim Chief Risk Officer and managed the Bank's structured credit run-off portfolio. During the last five years of his career at CIBC, Mr. Lalonde headed up the bank's global technology and operations functions. He leads CIBC's retiree campaign for the United Way, chairs the board of the Canadian Stage Company, and acts as a Director of the St Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Mr. Lalonde has a BA degree from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business Administration. He is also a certified director (ICD.D) of the Institute of Corporate Directors.