Peggy Byrne

Peggy Byrne is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in compliance and privacy law, currently serving as Vice President & Associate General Counsel for Retail & Commercial Banking at Scotiabank since January 2017. Previously, Peggy held various Vice President roles at Scotiabank, focusing on compliance and enterprise programs. Peggy's background includes managing global privacy matters as Managing Counsel at CIBC, leading the legal department at Chase Card Services Canada, and overseeing compliance initiatives at American Express. Peggy's legal career began at Gowlings, and education includes an MBA from Ivey Business School, a J.D. from the University of Toronto, and a BA(Hons) from Queen's University.