Rania Llewellyn
Rania Llewellyn is a Kuwaiti-born Canadian banking executive. She was educated at Saint Mary's University and The American University in Cairo and had a 26-year career with Scotiabank before her appointment to Laurentian Bank in October 2020.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Llewellyn was born in Kuwait to an Egyptian father and Jordanian mother. She grew up in Kuwait and Egypt but immigrated to Canada in 1992 after the Gulf War.[2]
Before immigrating to Canada, she had studied for two years at The American University in Cairo (1990-1992).[2] She then attended Saint Mary's University in Halifax Nova Scotia, from 1992 to 1996, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and an MBA in Marketing and International Business.[3][4] In 2014 Llewellyn was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Commerce from Saint Mary's University.[5]
Career[edit]
Llewellyn had a 26-year career at Scotiabank, beginning as a part-time teller.[2]
She served in a series of progressive roles with Scotiabank including: Vice President, Multicultural Banking; President & CEO of Roynat Capital; Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, Growth Strategy; Senior Vice President, Products and Services, Global Transaction Banking and ultimately Executive Vice President, Global Business Payments.[6] In 2019 she was awarded the Women in Payments Award for Thought Leader from the Women in Payments Association for her outstanding work in modernizing the Canadian payments industry.[7]
While working for Scotiabank, she championed the creation of The Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) to help tackle the problem of immigrant underemployment.[2]
In October 2020, Laurentian Bank announced that she would replace acting CEO Stephane Therrien who had been serving as president and chief executive since Francois Desjardins retired in June 2020.[8]
On October 2, 2023, after a weeklong mainframe outage which affected customer operations, Laurentian Bank announced her resignation effective immediately. She has been succeeded by Éric Provost.[9]
Personal life[edit]
She has two children with her husband, Sean Llewellyn.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ a b c d White, Shelley. "A Fresh Start: How Rania Llewellyn is helping Canadian immigrants kick-start their career – Women of Influence". Archived from the original on October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Laurentian Bank's Rania Llewellyn has a message for all the doubters – Underestimate me. That'll be fun". Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ a b "Rania Llewellyn Age, Wiki, Husband, Laurentian Bank CEO, Salary, Net Worth, Biography, Children, Family, Religion". Primal Information. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Saint Mary's University | Honorary Degrees". smu.ca. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Laurentian Bank appoints Rania Llewellyn as CEO Becomes first woman to lead a major Canadian bank". Financial Post. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Payments, Women in. "Women in Payments Announces 2019 Award Winners". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Press Room". Laurentian Bank Financial Group. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Laurentian CEO Llewellyn Departs as Provost Takes Helm