Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) has appointed Lord Gus O’Donnell as a strategic advisor to Ed Clark, group president and CEO, and TD’s senior executive team.
Lord O’Donnell will provide TD with advice and counsel on a range of economic, government, regulatory and strategic matters, traveling between Canada, the United States and Britain. The appointment is effective June 1.
“We’re very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Lord O’Donnell and to leverage his experience and capabilities,” said Clark. “His insight and influence will help us broaden our reach as we tell the TD story to our stakeholders.”
Lord O’Donnell was Cabinet Secretary and Head of the U.K. Civil Service from 2005 to 2011, and served in that role under three British prime ministers. His previous posts include Permanent Secretary at the Treasury; the UK’s Executive Director to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; and Press Secretary to the Prime Minister. He was knighted in 2005.