David Vankka has joined the Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. as vice president, risk management, the wealth management firm said Wednesday.

Vankka will be based in Calgary and will bolster the firm’s efforts to serve clients throughout western Canada.

Vankka brings to Gluskin Sheff over 15 years of capital markets experience, with a strong background in institutional trading and investment banking, particularly in the oil and gas sector.

He joins the firm from Tristone Capital Inc., where, for the past seven years, he was managing director, institutional sales and trading. Prior to joining Tristone, he held senior positions at Peters & Co. Ltd. and at Deloitte & Touche. Vankka is a Chartered Accountant, a CFA charterholder, and is a director of the Calgary CFA Society.

“We are very excited to welcome David to our growing team. We are committed to providing a platinum level of service to our clients, and David strengthens our ability to do so for our western-based clients,” says Jeremy Freedman, deputy CEO.

Headquartered in Toronto, Gluskin Sheff serves high net worth private clients and institutional investors.

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