People: Royal Bank of Canada (RY)

RY on New York Consolidated

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24 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

David O'Brien

71 2004 Independent Chairman of the Board

Gordon Nixon

55 2001 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Janice Fukakusa

2009 Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer

Morten Friis

2009 Chief Risk Officer

Carol McNamara

Vice-President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary

Zabeen Hirji

2010 Chief Human Resources Officer

M. George Lewis

2012 Group Head - Wealth Management and Insurance

A. Douglas McGregor

2012 Co-Group Head - Capital Markets and Investor & Treasury Services

David McKay

2012 Group Head - Personal & Commercial Banking

Mark Standish

2012 Co-Group Head - Capital Markets and Investor & Treasury Services

William Beattie

53 2001 Independent Director

David Denison

60 2012 Independent Director

Paule Gauthier

69 1991 Independent Director

Richard George

62 2012 Independent Director

Timothy Hearn

68 2006 Independent Director

Alice Laberge

56 2005 Independent Director

Jacques Lamarre

70 2003 Independent Director

Brandt Louie

69 2001 Independent Director

Michael McCain

54 2005 Independent Director

Heather Munroe-Blum

62 2011 Independent Director

J. Pedro Reinhard

67 2000 Independent Director

Edward Sonshine

65 2008 Independent Director

Kathleen Taylor

55 2001 Independent Director

Bridget van Kralingen

49 2011 Independent Director

Victor Young

67 1991 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

David O'Brien

Mr. David P. O'Brien is Independent Chairman of the Board of Royal Bank of Canada. He serves as the Chairman of Encana Corporation (a natural gas company) and a director of the public companies listed below. From October 2001 to April 2002, Mr. O’Brien was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director of PanCanadian Energy Corporation (an oil and gas company), which merged with Alberta Energy Company Ltd. in April 2002 to form Encana Corporation. Mr. O’Brien was for five years prior to October 1, 2001 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Limited, and also served on the boards of directors of a number of Canadian Pacific Limited subsidiaries. Mr. O’Brien has a law degree from McGill University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in economics from Loyola College. He also holds honorary degrees from Bishop’s University (Civil Law), the University of Calgary (Laws) and Mount Royal University (Applied Business and Entrepreneurship). He is anOfficer of theOrder of Canada and a Fellowof the Institute of CorporateDirectors.

Gordon Nixon

Mr. Gordon M. Nixon is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Royal Bank of Canada. He first joined RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in 1979, where he held a number of operating positions, serving as Chief Executive Officer from December 1999 to April 2001. Mr. Nixon is a director of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and is Chairman and a director of MaRS Discovery District. He co-chairs the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council and serves as Chairman of the Queen’s University Capital Campaign. Mr. Nixon earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen’s University and holds Honorary Doctorates of Laws from Queen’s University and Dalhousie University. He is a Member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario.

Janice Fukakusa

Ms. Janice R. Fukakusa is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer of Royal Bank of Canada. Ms. Fukakusa was appointed to Group Executive in her role as Executive Vice- President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2007. Prior to joining the bank, Ms. Fukakusa worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where she obtained the professional designations of chartered accountant and chartered business valuator. Ms. Fukakusa obtained her Bachelor of Arts from University of Toronto and holds a Master of Business Administration from Schulich School.

Morten Friis

Mr. Morten N. Friis is Chief Risk Officer of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Friis was appointed to Group Executive in his role as Chief Risk Officer of Royal Bank of Canada in January 2009. Prior to his current role, he was appointed Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer in February 2005. He joined the company in 1979 and was appointed Chief Risk Officer in 2004. Prior to this position, Mr. Friis was executive vice-president and chief credit officer for RBC. Mr. Friis joined RBC's group risk management in 1997 as a senior vice-president with primary responsibility for credit and counterparty risk issues. Mr. Friis has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Queen's University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Carol McNamara

Zabeen Hirji

Ms. Zabeen Hirji is Chief Human Resources Officer of Royal Bank of Canada. Prior to her current role, Ms. Hirji was Executive Vice-President, Human Resources of Royal Bank of Canada since February 2007.

M. George Lewis

Mr. M. George Lewis is Group Head - Wealth Management and Insurance of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Lewis was appointed to Group Executive in his role as Group Head, Wealth Management in March 2007 and effective October 31, 2012 was appointed as Group Head, Wealth Management and Insurance. From July 2000 to May 2008, Mr. Lewis was Chief Executive Officer of RBC Asset Management Inc., Company Canadian mutual fund and asset management business. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Lewis was also Head of Products for Royal Bank of Canada’s Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking (including Wealth Management).

A. Douglas McGregor

Mr. A. Douglas McGregor is Co-Group Head - Capital Markets and Investor & Treasury Services of Royal Bank of Canada. He was appointed to Group Executive in his role as Co-Group Head, Capital Markets in November 2008 and effective October 31, 2012 was appointed Co-Group Head, Capital Markets and Investor & Treasury Services. From November 2004, Mr. McGregor was Head of Global Investment Banking and Equity Markets in Company Capital Markets business and was appointed Co-President of Capital Markets in February 2007.

David McKay

Mr. David I. McKay is Group Head - Personal & Commercial Banking of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. McKay was appointed to Group Executive in his role as Group Head, Canadian Banking in April 2008 and effective October 31, 2012 was appointed Group Head, Personal & Commercial Banking. From October 2005 until April 2008, Mr. McKay was Executive Vice-President of Personal Financial Services of Royal Bank of Canada.

Mark Standish

Mr. Mark A. Standish is Co-Group Head - Capital Markets and Investor & Treasury Services of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Standish was appointed to Group Executive in his role as Co-Group Head, Capital Markets in November 2008 and effective October 31, 2012 was appointed Co-Group Head, Capital Markets and Investor & Treasury Services. From December 2002, Mr. Standish was Head of Global Markets in Company Capital Markets business and was appointed Co-President of Capital Markets in February 2007.

William Beattie

Mr. William Geoffrey Beattie is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Beattie is Deputy Chairman of Thomson Reuters Corporation (an information and media company) and a director of the public companies listed below. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Woodbridge Company Limited (an investment company) from 1998 to December 2012. Mr. Beattie is a trustee of the University Health Network and a director of the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management. Mr. Beattie holds a J.D. degree from the University of Western Ontario.

David Denison

Mr. David F. Denison is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Denison is a corporate director and has experience in the financial services industry. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board from 2005 to 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Denison was President of Fidelity Investments Canada Limited. He has also held a number of senior positions in the investment, consulting and asset management businesses in Canada, the United States and Europe. In addition to the public company directorship listed below, Mr. Denison is a director of the United Way of Greater Toronto, a member of the Toronto Community Foundation Investment Committee, the University of Toronto Investment Advisory Committee and also serves on the World Bank Treasury Advisory Committee. Mr. Denison earned Bachelor degrees in mathematics and education from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.

Paule Gauthier

The Honorable Paule Gauthier is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mrs. Gauthier is a senior partner of the law firm Stein Monast L.L.P. In addition to the public company directorships listed below, she is a director of the Fondation du Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Fondation Communautaire du Grand Québec. She is a graduate of Laval University where she obtained her law degree and a Master of Laws in business law (intellectual property). She is an Officer of the Order of Canada and of the Order of Quebec and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Richard George

Mr. Richard L. George is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. George is a partner of Novo Investment Group (an investment management company) and a director of the public company listed below. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Suncor Energy Inc. (an integrated energy company) from 1991 to May 2012, and also held the position of President from 1991 until December 2011. Mr. George holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Colorado State University, a law degree from the University of Houston Law School and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development. Mr. George is an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Timothy Hearn

Mr. Timothy J. Hearn is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Hearn is Chairman of Hearn & Associates (a consulting and investment management company) and serves as a director of the public companies listed below. Mr. Hearn served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Oil Limited (an integrated petroleum company) from 2002 to January 2008 and continued to serve as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until March 2008. Mr. Hearn is an honorary director of the C.D. Howe Institute and is past Chairman of the Calgary Homeless Foundation. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Public Policy School of the University of Calgary. Mr. Hearn earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba.

Alice Laberge

Ms. Alice D. Laberge, B.Sc., M.B.A., is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Ms. Laberge is a corporate director. In addition to serving as a director of the public companies listed below, Ms. Laberge is a director of Delta Hotels Limited and SilverBirch Management Ltd. Ms. Laberge is Vice-Chair and a director of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation and a member of the Board of Governors of the University of British Columbia. Prior to July 2005, Ms. Laberge served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Fincentric Corporation (a global provider of software solutions to financial institutions). She was previously Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President of Finance for MacMillan Bloedel Limited. Ms. Laberge holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alberta and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of British Columbia.

Jacques Lamarre

Mr. Jacques Lamarre is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Lamarre serves as a strategic advisor with the law firm Heenan Blaikie LLP. In addition to serving as a director of the public company listed below, Mr. Lamarre is a director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and the Institute of Corporate Directors – Quebec Chapter. Mr. Lamarre is a member of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada and the Engineering Institute of Canada. Mr. Lamarre served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (a global engineering and construction company) from 1996 to May 2009. Mr. Lamarre earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in civil engineering from Laval University and also completed Harvard University’s Executive Development Program. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from Laval University (Sciences), the University of Waterloo (Engineering) and the University of Moncton (Business Administration). Mr. Lamarre is an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Brandt Louie

Mr. Brandt C. Louie is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Louie is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of H.Y. Louie Co. Limited (a food retail distribution company) and Chairman and a director of London Drugs Limited (a drug retail distribution company). Mr. Louie is Vice-Chairman and a director of IGA Canada Limited, Chairman of Grosvenor Americas Limited, Chancellor Emeritus of Simon Fraser University, Governor of the Vancouver Board of Trade/World Trade Centre, Governor of the British Columbia Business Council, and a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Dean’s Council of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Mr. Louie also serves as a director of The Gairdner Foundation, Historica-Dominion Institute and several other not-forprofit organizations. Mr. Louie earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and has an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Simon Fraser University. Mr. Louie is a Member of the Order of British Columbia.

Michael McCain

Mr. Michael H. McCain is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. McCain is President and Chief Executive Officer of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (a food processing company). In addition to serving as a director of the public companies listed below, Mr. McCain is President and a director of McCain Capital Inc. and a director of the American Meat Institute, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation and MaRS Discovery District. Mr. McCain is a member and director of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Advisory Board of the Richard Ivey School of Business. Mr. McCain holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Heather Munroe-Blum

Dr. Heather E. L. Munroe-Blum, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Dr. Munroe-Blum is Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University. She is also a professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health in the Faculty of Medicine of McGill. She is a director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, the Association of American Universities, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and La Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec. She is a member of the President’s Council of the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Science, Technology and Innovation Council of Canada. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Munroe-Blum earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Social Work degree from McMaster University, a Master of Social Work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, along with numerous honorary doctorates from Canadian and international universities.

J. Pedro Reinhard

Mr. J. Pedro Reinhard is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Reinhard is President of Reinhard & Associates (a financial and management advisory company) and a director of the public companies listed below. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Reinhard served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of The Dow Chemical Company. Mr. Reinhard earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo and attended post-graduate studies at the University of Cologne and Stanford University.

Edward Sonshine

Mr. Edward Sonshine is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Sonshine is Chief Executive Officer of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (a retail real estate investment entity) and also served as its President from January 1994 to January 2012. In addition to serving as a director of the public companies listed below, Mr. Sonshine serves as Vice-Chairman and a director of Mount Sinai Hospital, and a director of several other not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Sonshine has a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto. Mr. Sonshine is a Member of the Order of Ontario.

Kathleen Taylor

Ms. Kathleen P. Taylor is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Ms. Taylor is President and Chief Executive Officer of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts (a hotel and resort management company) and prior to August 1, 2010, served as its President and Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Taylor is a director of The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation and a member of the Industry Real Estate Financing Advisory Council of the American Hotel and Motel Association, the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Schulich School of Business of York University, and the Principal’s International Advisory Board for McGill University. Ms. Taylor has a Master of Business Administration degree from Schulich School of Business, a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Toronto.

Bridget van Kralingen

Ms. Bridget A. van Kralingen is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. Ms. van Kralingen is Senior Vice-President of IBM Global Business Services, IBM Corporation (an information technology company). From 2010 to January 2012, Ms. van Kralingen served as General Manager of IBM North America, and from 2007 to 2010 as General Manager of IBM Global Business Services, North East Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to that, she was Global Managing Partner of IBM’s Business Consulting Services – Financial Services Sector.Ms. van Kralingen joined IBMin 2004 from Deloitte Consulting, where she was Managing Partner for Financial Services in the United States. She serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Catalyst Inc. Ms. van Kralingen holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, an Honours degree in Commerce from the University of Johannesburg and a Master of Commerce degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of South Africa.

Victor Young

Mr. Victor Leyland Young is Independent Director of Royal Bank of Canada. In addition to serving as a director of the public company listed below, Mr. Young is a director of McCain Foods Limited and is also Vice-Chairman of the capital campaign for Memorial University. Mr. Young served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fishery Products International Limited (a frozen seafood products company) from 1984 until May 2001. Mr. Young holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Memorial University, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario and an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Memorial University. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
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