Sonia Baxendale

Sonia Ameena Baxendale is President & Chief Executive Officer at Global Risk Institute in Financial Services since 2019.
Holds the position of Chairman at CIBC Trust Corp.
and Hospital for Sick Children Foundation since 2007.
Independent Director at Laurentian Bank of Canada since 2016.
Director at The Independent Order of Foresters since 2012.
Director roles at INTRIA Items, Inc., CIBC Bank & Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd., Bahamas Ltd., Toronto French School, Laurentian Bank Financial Group, Toronto Artscape, Inc., Definity Financial Corp., and The Hospital for Sick Children.
Independent Non-Executive Director at ICG Plc starting 2025.
Member-Executive Council at Canadian Bankers Association.
Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors since 2014.
Formerly President & Chief Executive Officer at Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Co-President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Foresters Financial Investment Management Co. Canada, Inc. from 2017 to 2018.
Independent Director at CI Financial Corp.
from 2013 to 2018.
Independent Non-Executive Director at RSA Insurance Group Ltd. from 2019 to 2021.
Director at CIBC Caribbean Bank Ltd. Managing Director at CIBC Wood Gundy Corp.
Independent Non-Executive Director at The Bank of N.T.
Butterfield & Son Ltd. from 2020 to 2025.
President-Retail Markets & Senior Executive VP at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from 2010 to 2011.
Principal at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, Inc. and American Express Canada, Inc. Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Rogers Communications, Inc. Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto, conferred in 1984.