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Pamela Allen, Chief Executive Officer at MD Financial Management, awarded Catalyst Honours Champion for driving inclusion of Women and diverse people
Pamela Allen, Chief Executive Officer at MD Financial Management, awarded Catalyst Honours Champi...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Pamela Allen, Chief Executive Officer at MD Financial Management, awarded Catalyst Honours Champion for driving inclusion of Women and diverse people\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n June 19, 2024\n \n \n /CNW/ - Scotiabank and MD Financial Management (MD) are pleased to announce\n \n Pamela Allen\n \n , Chief Executive Officer (CEO), MD, has been recognized as the 2024 Catalyst Honours Company/Firm Leader Champion. This recognition was awarded to Pamela for her outstanding contributions toward accelerating progress for women in the workplace.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Pamela is well-known across the Bank for being an impactful and inclusive business leader, driven by her desire to effect change through education, advocacy and mentorship opportunities for women and other equity-deserving groups. On behalf of all of us at Scotiabank, we would like to congratulate her for this well-deserved recognition,\" said\n \n Scott Thomson\n \n , President and CEO for Scotiabank.\n \n \n As the first woman to become the CEO of MD, Pamela has been able to support the professional, social and personal advancement of women in both financial services and medicine due to MD's exclusive focus on physicians as clients. She has used her position to champion several influential programs to build inclusive workplaces including:\n \n \n \n Creation of Project Diana, an extensive program designed to support women physician clients with financial literacy and wellness. Project Diana is intrinsically linked to the\n \n Scotiabank Women Initiative\n \n which helps women grow businesses, advance careers and invest in their futures.\n \n \n Developing the Women in Leadership program to provide the knowledge and tools for women employees at MD to drive long, successful careers as leaders. The program has been tremendously successful, evidenced by half of MD's executive leadership and 58 per cent of MD employees being women.\n \n \n Inspiring more women at MD's Private Investment Counsel into becom...