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National Bank of Canada announces appointments to its Board of Directors
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n National Bank of Canada announces appointments to its Board of Directors\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 National Bank welcomes two CWB nominees to its Board of Directors.\n \n\n\n\n\n Chris Fowler\n \n , CWB's President and CEO, announces his retirement.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n MONTREAL\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Feb. 3, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - As part of the previously announced closing of National Bank of\n \n Canada's\n \n (\"National Bank\") (TSX: NA) acquisition of Canadian Western Bank (\"CWB\"), National Bank announces the appointment of two CWB nominees to its Board of Directors. National Bank is pleased to welcome, as of\n \n February 3, 2025\n \n ,\n \n Sarah Morgan-Silvester\n \n and Irfhan Rawji as directors.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n National Bank also announced that\n \n Chris Fowler\n \n , President and CEO of CWB, will retire from his current role effective\n \n March 1, 2025\n \n , and will continue as Executive Advisor to\n \n Laurent Ferreira\n \n , President and CEO of National Bank, until\n \n April 30, 2025\n \n .\n \n\n \"On behalf of the Senior Leadership Team at National Bank and CWB, I would like to recognize Chris for his impressive contributions to CWB over his 34-year tenure, and his continued engagement in\n \n Alberta's\n \n business community. Chris has been instrumental in CWB's growth and ambitious vision. I look forward to continuing to benefit from his sound advice and expertise on\n \n Western Canada\n \n ahead of his well-deserved retirement,\" said Mr. Ferreira.\n \n\n Mr. Fowler joined CWB in 1991 and was appointed President and CEO in 2013. He has made significant contributions to the business community as a director with the Business Council of\n \n Alberta\n \n , and a member of both the Business Council of\n \n Canada\n \n and the\n \n University of Alberta\n \n Business Advisory Council. Mr. Fowler has also served as board member with the Art Gallery of\n \n Alberta\n \n , the University Hospital Foundation, and as a campaign cabinet member for the United Way.  In 2022, Mr. Fowler was ind...