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Riaz was appointed Group Head, Corporate Development, Enterprise Strategy and Treasury in May 2010 and became a member of the Senior Executive Team in August 2009. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the Treasury and Balance Sheet Management Group, TD Economics and for supporting TD’s enterprise strategy and identifying and developing mergers and acquisitions.

Riaz joined TD in 1996 as an investment banker for TD Securities’ infrastructure and independent power team where he advised on originating and structuring domestic and cross-border project finance and leasing transactions. In 1999, Riaz was appointed Chief Financial Officer for TD Securities and subsequently Vice Chair and Chief Administrative Officer, overseeing Finance, Operations, Risk and Technology groups for TD’s Wholesale Banking business. In November 2004, Riaz was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Development.

Prior to joining TD, Riaz was Vice President and Director, Corporate Finance with Citibank Canada. He joined Citibank from Financial Trustco, a financial services conglomerate and merchant bank, where he was responsible for capital markets, M&A and tax structuring.

Riaz holds a Bachelor of Commerce (with Distinction) degree from the University of Calgary. He started his career at Coopers & Lybrand and obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1985. Riaz devotes himself to a number of voluntary activities and is currently Chairman of the Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for Canada.