As Group Head, Wealth Management, TD Bank Financial
Group and Chairman and CEO, TD Waterhouse, Bill has responsibility
for TD’s Global Wealth Management organization. This
includes the online brokerage business, financial planning,
investment advice, private investment counsel, private banking,
private trust and Asset Management. Bill joined TDBFG in January 2003 and has over 30
years’ experience in the Banking and Wealth Management
fields. Prior to joining TD, Bill was the COO, Global Wealth
Management for the Royal Bank of Canada. Bill also served in senior
executive positions at brokerage firms Richardson Greenshield and
Midland Walwyn Capital. Before he entered the financial services industry,
Bill played professional football in the Canadian Football League,
and was a member of the 1976 Ottawa Rough Riders Grey Cup
Championship Team. Bill is Chairman of the TDBFG Diversity Leadership
Council, which champions sustainable diversity initiatives
throughout the Bank. Bill is a director of TD Ameritrade and a member of
its Risk Committee, and is the former Chairman of the Board for the
Investment Industry Association of Canada. He also serves on the
board of the York University Foundation and recently co-chaired its
successful capital campaign. In 2008, he was recognized with the
Bryden Alumni Award for his dedication to the advancement of the
university through exceptional service, commitment and
contributions. Originally from Bathurst, New Brunswick, Bill
graduated from York University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts
(Honours) in Sociology and Economics. In 1994, he successfully
completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business
School. Bill and his wife Jan reside in Toronto. They have
four children. | 
