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Equitable announces two new board directors and intention to cancel backstop liquidity facility
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Equitable announces two new board directors and intention to cancel backstop liquidity facility\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 TORONTO\n \n ,\n \n Dec. 9, 2020\n \n /CNW/ - Equitable Group and its wholly owned subsidiary Equitable Bank (TSX: EQB) (EQB.PR.C) today announced the appointment of\n \n Diane Giard\n \n and Yongah Kim to its Board of Directors.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ms. Giard is the former Executive Vice-President of National Bank and Senior Vice-President of Scotiabank. Diane has broad experience across all elements of commercial and personal banking, as well as in risk management. She lives in\n \n Quebec\n \n and is a director of both Bombardier Inc. and TFI International Inc.\n \n \n Ms. Kim is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotman School of Management. Previously, Yongah was a Senior Partner with McKinsey & Company, in\n \n Canada\n \n and Korea. Her main areas of focus include strategic change and implementation with an emphasis on digital transformations. She relocated from\n \n Seoul\n \n to\n \n Toronto\n \n in 2015 and is Vice-Chair of the Board of the Hospital for Sick Children.\n \n \n \"Diane brings with her a wealth of retail and digital banking, business-to-consumer, and marketing experience, while Yongah brings a global perspective coupled with deep expertise in financial institutions, including other challenger banks\" said\n \n David LeGresley\n \n , Chair of the Board of Equitable Bank. \"These valuable and diverse skills are welcome additions to our Board. Further, our diligent selection process not only assesses candidates against a detailed skills matrix, but also considers diversity in its many forms. On behalf of the Board and management of the Bank, it's my great pleasure to welcome Diane and Yongah to Equitable.\"\n \n \n \"Equitable benefits from a strong governance approach that supports and aligns with our ambition as\n \n Canada's\n \n Challenger Bank,\" said\n \n Andrew Moor\n \n , Chief Executive Officer of Equitable Bank. \"Our executive team will un...