Bank of Nova Scotia has appointed Wendy Hannam as executive vice president, Latin America, the bank said Monday.
“Throughout her career with Scotiabank, Wendy has made many significant contributions to driving business growth and reinforcing the strength of our team,” said Scotiabank CEO Rick Waugh, in a release. “In her new role, Wendy will provide leadership as we continue to build our Latin American operations.”
In this role, Hannam will oversee Scotiabank’s (TSX:BNS) growing personal and commercial Latin American operations. She will also be responsible for all consumer and microfinance businesses in the international banking division.
The bank says Hannam will work closely with partners in global banking and markets and global wealth management to maximize the opportunities in the strategically important Latin America market. She will report to Dieter Jentsch, group head, international banking.
Hannam joined Scotiabank in 1983 as a commercial account manager and has held progressively senior roles in commercial banking, risk management, product and sales management. She was most recently executive vice president sales and service, products and marketing for Scotiabank’s international banking division.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Memorial University and Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto. She is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD (European Institute of Business).