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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Sirois, Charles 55 2009 Chairman of the Board
McCaughey, Gerald 53 2005 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Williamson, J. David 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President
Capatides, Michael 2008 Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel
Venn, Richard SEVP - Corporate Development; MD and Deputy Chairman of CIBC World Markets Inc.
Woods, Tom 2008 Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer
Lalonde, Ron 2008 Senior Executive Vice President - Technology and Operations
Baxendale, Sonia 2009 Senior Executive Vice-President and President - CIBC Retail Markets
Nesbitt, Richard 52 2009 Senior Executive Vice President - Wholesale Banking; Chairman and CEO of CIBC World Markets Inc.
Steacy, Robert 59 2008 Director
Bennett, Jalynn 66 1994 Independent Director
Giffin, Gordon 60 2001 Independent Director
Colter, Gary 63 2003 Independent Director
Hasenfratz, Linda 43 2004 Independent Director
Tysoe, Ronald 56 2004 Independent Director
Belzberg, Brent 59 2005 Independent Director
Manley, John 60 2005 Independent Director
Rahl, Leslie 59 2007 Independent Director
Le Pan, Nicholas 58 2008 Independent Director
Daniel, Patrick 63 2009 Independent Director
Desjardins, Luc 57 2009 Independent Director
Peverett, Jane 51 2009 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Sirois, Charles Mr. Charles Sirois has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce effective from February 26, 2009. Mr. Sirois is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Telesystem Ltd., a private holding company of which he is the founder and principal shareholder and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Enablis Entrepreneurial Network, a private sector-led and global non-profit organization dedicated to help bridge the digital divide by supporting entrepreneurs in developing countries who adopt Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as a part of their growth strategy.Mr. Sirois is a director of FA Capital Corp., Gestion ID Capital Inc., Brentsi Investment Inc. and Tandem Expansion GP Inc. In 2009 Mr. Sirois co-founded the Tandem Expansion Fund, a new private sector growth equity fund.
McCaughey, Gerald Mr. Gerald T. McCaughey is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. McCaughey is President and Chief Executive Officer of CIBC, a position he has held since August 2005. Before his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of CIBC from December 2004. From his start in CIBC’s Wood Gundy Private Client Division in 1990, Mr. McCaughey held a series of progressively senior positions including President of Wood Gundy Private Client Investments, Head of Global Private Client Investments, and Senior Executive Vice-President CIBC, responsible for Wealth Management in 1999. In December 2002 Mr. McCaughey was appointed Vice-Chair of CIBC and in February 2004 he became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CIBC World Markets Inc., the global investment banking arm of CIBC. Mr. McCaughey is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center, a director of the Frontier College Foundation, and Chair of The Learning Partnership’s Corporate Advisory Board.
Williamson, J. David Mr. J. David Williamson is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. He was President and CEO of Atlas Cold Storage and CFO of Clarica Life Insurance, has been appointed to CIBC as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 10, 2008.Mr. Williamson, was most recently President and CEO of Atlas Cold Storage from April 2004 to November 2006. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development with Canada Life Financial Corporation from October 2002 to July 2003. Mr. Williamson also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Clarica Life Insurance Company from January 2001 to June 2002. Earlier in his career, Mr. Williamson gained a substantial amount of experience working with banks in Europe, the U.K. and Canada on the measurement and management of risk including a period of time spent working at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel Switzerland. Mr. Williamson is a Chartered Accountant and graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1983.
Capatides, Michael Mr. Michael G. Capatides is Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. In this role, Mr. Capatides has overall responsibility for the Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit, Human Resources, Communications, and Public Affairs functions across CIBC. In addition, Mr. Capatides oversees CIBC's Privacy, Ombudsman, and Corporate Secretary functions. Mr. Capatides is headquartered in New York and Toronto. Mr. Capatides joined CIBC in 1996 as General Counsel and Managing Director of CIBC World Markets, with responsibility for legal and compliance matters for CIBC World Markets globally. He was appointed Executive Vice-President and General Counsel for all areas of CIBC in 1999 and Senior Executive Vice-President and General Counsel in 2007. Mr. Capatides was appointed Senior Executive Vice-President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel in 2008. Prior to joining CIBC, Mr. Capatides was a partner with Mayer, Brown & Platt from 1988. He previously served as a vice-president in the legal departments for Citibank and Chemical Bank, and began his career as an associate at Shearman & Sterling in 1980. Mr. Capatides received his A.B. degree from Rutgers College in 1977 and his J.D. degree from the Columbia University School of Law in 1980.
Venn, Richard Mr. Richard E. Venn is Senior Executive Vice President - Corporate Development; Managing Director and Deputy Chairman, CIBC World Markets Inc. of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. He is in his current role as head of Corporate Development, Mr. Venn champions a "principal investor" mindset among CIBC's leadership group. He is responsible for identifying, developing strategic initiatives and joint ventures for CIBC. These initiatives include the acquisition of Merrill Lynch Canada's retail brokerage group, the sale of CIBC's interest in Juniper Financial Corp., Global Payments Inc., Edulinx Canada Corp., and its U.S. retail brokerage operation. In addition, Mr. Venn leads strategic planning activities for CIBC. Over Mr. Venn's career, he has managed the origination, merchant banking and capital markets businesses of Wood Gundy, where he was chairman and chief executive officer of CIBC's Canadian dealer for seven years. He has been a strategic adviser to many of CIBC World Markets' clients. Mr. Venn worked on the start-up of the merchant banking businesses, the integration of the corporate and investment banking businesses, as well as the acquisition of the professional groups that developed CIBC World Markets derivatives and high yield businesses. Mr. Venn is chairman and a director of CIBC Mellon; director of FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited; and director of INTRIA Items Inc. Mr. Venn received a BA Sc. (engineering science) in 1973 at the University of Toronto. He proceeded with a scholarship to complete his MBA at Harvard in 1975.
Woods, Tom Mr. Tom D. Woods is Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce . He has spent his entire career with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. He joined Wood Gundy, the predecessor firm of CIBC World Markets in 1977, in the Toronto Investment Banking Department. In 1980, he moved to the Montreal Investment Banking Department and returned to Toronto Investment Banking in 1985. Throughout this time, he specialized in advising companies in raising financing in the equity and debt capital markets, and in mergers and acquisitions. In 1996, Mr. Woods was named head of Canadian Corporate Banking and in 1998 was appointed chief financial officer of CIBC World Markets. He became controller of CIBC in 1999. In 2000, Mr. Woods was appointed chief financial officer for CIBC and was promoted to senior executive vice-president in 2003. Mr. Woods is the chair of CIBC's Pension & Benefits Investment Committee, Governance & Control Committee and the Financial Affairs Committee of the Canadian Banker's Association. He serves on the boards of The Canadian Opera Co., Covenant House (Chair), De La Salle College, and Invest in Kids. Mr. Woods graduated from the University of Toronto in 1975 with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Industrial Engineering. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1977.
Lalonde, Ron Mr. Ron A. Lalonde is Senior Executive Vice-President - Technology and Operations of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, with overall responsibility for Human Resources, Communications and Public Affairs, and Technology and Operations. Mr. Lalonde joined CIBC in 1987 as an equities research analyst and was subsequently promoted to Director of Global Research. In 1991 he was appointed Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Investment Bank, CIBC. Mr. Lalonde was promoted to Executive Vice-President, and Chief Operations Officer, Investment and Corporate Bank in 1993. He was reassigned as Managing Director, Europe, CIBC Wood Gundy plc in 1994 and was resident in London, England until 1998. Ron returned to Canada in 1998 to become Chief Administrative Officer of CIBC World Markets, responsible for all global technology, operations and other infrastructure functions. In September of 1998 he was then appointed Executive Vice-President, CIBC/TD Integration Office with responsibility for the proposed merger of CIBC and Toronto-Dominion Bank. Ron was appointed Chief Administrative Officer and became a member of the CIBC Executive Team in 1999. He has led the Technology and Operations groups since 2006. Mr. Lalonde is a member of the Gifts cabinet of the United Way in Toronto. In addition, he sits on the executive committees of the boards of the Canadian Stage Company and the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Mr. Lalonde has a BA degree from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business Administration.
Baxendale, Sonia Ms. Sonia A. Baxendale is Senior Executive Vice-President of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and President - CIBC Retail Markets. CIBC Retail Markets provides financial services to more than nine million individual retail customers and 480,000 business banking clients in Canada, through branch banking network, as well as through electronic channels, including ABMs, telephone banking and internet banking. Previously, Ms. Baxendale was the senior executive vice-president, CIBC Wealth Management. Since joining CIBC in 1992, Ms. Baxendale played a key role in developing the strategy and direction for CIBC Wealth Management and has held various leadership roles including executive vice-president, Asset Management, Card Products and Collections, and executive vice-president of Global Private Banking & Investment Management Services. Prior to this, she was managing director, CIBC Wood Gundy. Ms. Baxendale currently chairs the Board of CIBC Securities Inc., CIBC Trust Corporation, CIBC Private Investment Counsel Inc., and CIBC Asset Management Inc., as well as being director of the Board of CIBC Trust Co. Bahamas Ltd., CIBC Bank & Trust Co. Cayman Ltd., CIBC Investor Services Inc., and CIBC Global Asset Management. Prior to joining CIBC, Ms. Baxendale held various positions with American Express Canada and Saatchi & Saatchi. Ms. Baxendale is a graduate of the University of Toronto and she was recognized in 2000 as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40.
Nesbitt, Richard Mr. Richard W. Nesbitt is Senior Executive Vice President - Wholesale Banking; Chairman and CEO of CIBC World Markets Inc. of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. He is CEO of the TSX Group from 2004 to 2007, has been appointed to CIBC as CEO of CIBC World Markets, effective February 29, 2008. Richard Nesbitt, is Chief Executive Officer of TSX Group, which operates Canada's two national stock exchanges serving the senior equity and public venture capital equity markets. Mr. Nesbitt's record of accomplishments have spanned more than 20 years of experience in the securities industry, including three years as President of TSX Markets where he was responsible for the trading and market data operations of TSX Group, three years as President and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Securities Canada, and ten years at CIBC Wood Gundy. Mr. Nesbitt graduated with a Masters of Science in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1986; earned an MBA from the Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto, in 1985; and earned a B.A. (Honors) in Business Administration from The University of Western Ontario in 1978.
Steacy, Robert Mr. Robert J. Steacy is Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Steacy is a retired Chief Financial Officer of Torstar Corporation, a Canadian media company, with over 20 years of senior financial officer experience. Mr. Steacy was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Torstar Corporation from 2002 to 2005; Vice President Finance from 1989 to 2002; and Director, Finance from 1983 to 1988. He has served on the boards of Torstar subsidiaries, investments and also on a number of not-for-profit boards including University of Toronto Press where he was Chair of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. In addition to the public company directorships listed below, he is a director of OCP Holdings Corporation.
Bennett, Jalynn Mrs. Jalynn H. Bennett is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mrs. Bennett is President of Jalynn H. Bennett and Associates Ltd., a Toronto-based consulting firm specializing in strategic planning and organizational development. She is a past director of the Bank of Canada, a former commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission, and was a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants 2000 Toronto Stock Exchange Committee on Corporate Governance. Before setting up her own consulting firm, Mrs. Bennett was associated for nearly 25 years with The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company. In addition to the public company directorships listed below, Mrs. Bennett is a director of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited. In 2008 Mrs. Bennett was appointed by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat as an external member of the Departmental Audit Committee of Human Resources and Social Development Canada.
Giffin, Gordon Mr. Gordon D. Giffin is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Giffin is Senior Partner in the Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia-based law firm, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. In addition to the public company directorships listed below, Mr. Giffin is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, on the Board of Trustees for The Carter Center and on the Board of Advisors of McLarty Associates. Mr. Giffin served as United States Ambassador to Canada from 1997 to 2001.
Colter, Gary Mr. Gary F. Colter is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Colter is President of CRS Inc., a corporate restructuring and strategy management consulting company. Before establishing CRS Inc., Mr. Colter was a long-time member of the senior management team of KPMG Canada. He served as Vice Chairman of KPMG Canada from January 2001 to August 2002, was Managing Partner of Global Financial Advisory Services, KPMG International from 1998 to 2000 and from 1989 to 1998 was Vice Chairman of Financial Advisory Services, KPMG Canada. In addition to the public company directorships listed below, Mr. Colter is a director of Revera Inc., successor to the Retirement Residences Real Estate Investment Trust, which ceased to be a public company in 2007.
Hasenfratz, Linda Ms. Linda S. Hasenfratz is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Ms. Hasenfratz is Chief Executive Officer of Linamar Corporation, a position she has held since 2002. Linamar designs, develops and manufactures precision machined components, modules and systems for engine, transmission and chassis systems primarily for the North American and European automotive marketplace. Ms. Hasenfratz is Vice Chair of the Royal Ontario Museum Foundation and is a member of the Canadian Advisory Board of Catalyst. She is a member of the North American Competitive Council and is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Ms. Hasenfratz was named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 by Report on Business Magazine in 2003.
Tysoe, Ronald Mr. Ronald W. Tysoe is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Tysoe was a Senior Advisor with Perella Weinberg Partners LP from October 2006 to October 2007; Vice- Chair of Macy’s Inc. (formerly Federated Department Stores, Inc.) from 1990 until October 2006; and served as Chief Financial Officer of Federated Department Stores, Inc. from 1990 to 1997.
Belzberg, Brent Mr. Brent S. Belzberg is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Belzberg is Senior Managing Partner of Torquest Partners. He has over 20 years of executive management experience in finance, acquisitions, corporate restructuring and operations. In addition to the former public company directorships listed below,Mr. Belzberg has served on the board of a number of investee companies and is a director of Brentsi Investment Inc. and Tandem Expansion GP Inc. In 2009 Mr. Belzberg co-founded the Tandem Expansion Fund, a new private sector growth equity fund. Mr. Belzberg is also a director of Mount Sinai Hospital and Chair of its Quality Committee. He is also an advisor to the law faculty at the University of Toronto.
Manley, John Mr. John P. Manley is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Manley is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE). Prior to joining the CCCE, Mr. Manley was Counsel, McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Throughout more than 15 years of public service, Mr. Manley held several senior portfolios in the Canadian federal government. He was appointed to Cabinet in November 1993. Mr. Manley was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Canada in January 2002 and also served as Finance Minister from June 2002 to December 2003. In addition to the public company directorships listed below,Mr. Manley is a director of Optosecurity Inc., CARE Canada, the National Arts Centre Foundation and MaRS Discovery District. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the University ofWaterloo, The Conference Board of Canada, the Board of Directors of the Institute for Research on Public Policy and the Advisory Board of Canada 2020.
Rahl, Leslie Mrs. Leslie Rahl is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mrs. Rahl is Founder and Managing Partner of Capital Market Risk Advisors, Inc., (CMRA) of New York, a consulting boutique specializing in risk management, hedge funds and risk governance. Prior to founding CMRA in 1994 and its predecessor firm, Leslie Rahl Associates, in 1991, Mrs. Rahl spent almost 20 years in increasingly senior positions at CitiBank N.A., culminating as Co-Head of Derivatives in North America. She is a director of the International Association of Financial Engineers, a former director of the International Swaps Dealers Association (ISDA) and former trustee of the MIT Investment Management Company. Mrs. Rahl was named among the Top 50 Women in Finance by Euromoney in 1997 and has authored a book on hedge funds and a variety of publications and articles on hedge funds and risk.
Le Pan, Nicholas Mr. Nicholas D. Le Pan is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Le Pan has experience in financial services matters. He served as Superintendent of Financial Institutions for Canada from 2001 to 2006 and as Deputy Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada (OSFI) from 2000 to 2001. From 1997 to 2000 he acted as Deputy Superintendent (Supervision) where his duties included oversight of the supervision programs for banks and other deposit-taking institutions. Mr. Le Pan has been involved in various international and Canadian regulatory coordination efforts, including representation as Chairman of the Basel Accord Implementation Group and Vice Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. He is also the Chair of the Canadian Public Accountability Board which oversees auditors of public companies and Chair of the Independent Review Committee of Brandes Investment Funds.
Daniel, Patrick Mr. Patrick D. Daniel is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Daniel is President and Chief Executive Officer of Enbridge Inc., a energy pipeline and distribution company based in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Daniel has been a senior executive officer of Enbridge Inc. or its predecessor since 1994 and has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation since January 1, 2001. Mr. Daniel is a member of the North American Review Board of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. In addition to the public company directorships listed below, Mr. Daniel is a director of the American Petroleum Institute and the National Petroleum Council and is a director of a number of Enbridge subsidiaries.
Desjardins, Luc Mr. Luc Desjardins is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Desjardins is an equity partner at The Sterling Group, LP, a private equity firm based in Houston, Texas. From 2000 to 2008 Mr. Desjardins was with Transcontinental Inc., a publisher of consumer magazines and French-language educational resources. From 2000 to 2004 he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Transcontinental Inc. and from 2004 to 2008 he was President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Desjardins is Executive Chairman and a director of Roofing Supply Group (RSG). He is also a director of Cendrex Inc. and a member of the World Presidents’ Organization.
Peverett, Jane Ms. Jane L. Peverett is an Independent Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Ms. Peverett was President and Chief Executive Officer of British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC) from 2005 to 2009. From 2003 to 2005 Ms. Peverett was Chief Financial Officer of BCTC. Prior to joining BCTC, Ms. Peverett was with Union Gas Limited where she held progressively senior finance and regulatory affairs roles until her appointment in 2001 as President and Chief Executive Officer, becoming the first woman president of a natural gas utility in Canada. Ms. Peverett is a fellow of the Society of Management Accountants and was named by RaderEnergy as one of the 50 Key Women in Energy on a Global Basis in 2004. In addition to the public company directorships listed below, Ms. Peverett is a director of Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited (AEGIS) and the United Way of Lower Mainland. Ms. Peverett has been involved in the Stratford Festival, National Ballet School and the CMA Board in British Columbia. In 2005 Ms. Peverett received a PEAK award honouring women’s excellence in the field of finance and in 2009 was named one of the Influential Women in Business in Vancouver.

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Sirois, Charles 0 0
McCaughey, Gerald 1,001,316 34,000,500
Williamson, J. David 90,000 0
Capatides, Michael 0 0
Venn, Richard 0 0
Woods, Tom 112,459 2,198,806
Lalonde, Ron 231,575 2,155,460
Baxendale, Sonia 109,207 3,131,884
Nesbitt, Richard 98,398 0
Steacy, Robert 0 0
Bennett, Jalynn 0 0
Giffin, Gordon 0 0
Colter, Gary 0 0
Hasenfratz, Linda 0 0
Tysoe, Ronald 0 0
Belzberg, Brent 0 0
Manley, John 0 0
Rahl, Leslie 0 0
Le Pan, Nicholas 0 0
Daniel, Patrick 0 0
Desjardins, Luc 0 0
Peverett, Jane 0 0

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