Rania Llewellyn
Rania Llewellyn is a Kuwaiti born, Canadian banking executive and the CEO of Laurentian Bank. She was educated at Saint Mary’s University and The American University in Cairo and had a 26 year career with Scotiabank before her appointment to Laurentian Bank in October 2020.[1] She has two children with her husband, Sean Llewellyn.[2]
Early Life and Education
Llewellyn was born in Kuwait to an Egyptian father and Jordanian mother. She grew up in Kuwait and Egypt but immigrated to Canada in 1992 after the Gulf War.[3]
Before immigrating to Canada, she had studied for two years at The American University in Cairo (1990-1992).[3] She then attended Saint Mary’s University in Halifax Nova Scotia, from 1992 to 1996, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and an MBA in Marketing and International Business.[2] In 2014 Llewellyn was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Commerce from Saint Mary’s University.[4]
Scotiabank
Llewellyn had a 26 year year career at Scotiabank, beginning as a part-time teller.[3]
She served in a series of progressive roles with Scotiabank including: Vice President, Multicultural Banking; President & CEO of Roynat Capital; Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, Growth Strategy; Senior Vice President, Products and Services, Global Transaction Banking and ultimately Executive Vice President, Global Business Payments.[5]
While working for Scotiabank, she championed the creation of The Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) to help tackle the problem of immigrant underemployment.[3]
Laurentian Bank
In October 2020, Laurentian Bank announced that she would replace acting CEO Stephane Therrien who had been serving as president and chief executive since Francois Desjardins retired in June 2020.[6] Llewellyn became the first woman to head a major Canadian chartered bank.[7]
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- "Laurentian Bank names former Scotiabank executive Rania Llewellyn as next CEO". The Hamilton Spectator. 2020-10-20. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2021-01-18.