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Managing Director and Deputy Chairman CIBC World Markets Inc.
In his current role as head of Corporate Development Mr. Venn champions a "principal investor" mindset among CIBC's leadership group. He is responsible for identifying developing strategic initiatives and joint ventures for CIBC. These initiatives include the acquisition of Merrill Lynch Canada's retail brokerage group the sale of CIBC's interest in Juniper Financial Corp. Global Payments Inc. Edulinx Canada Corp. and its U.S. retail brokerage operation. In addition Mr. Venn leads strategic planning activities for CIBC.
Over Mr. Venn's career he has managed the origination merchant banking and capital markets businesses of Wood Gundy where he was chairman and chief executive officer of CIBC's Canadian dealer for seven years. He has been a strategic adviser to many of CIBC World Markets' clients. Mr. Venn worked on the start-up of the merchant banking businesses the integration of the corporate and investment banking businesses as well as the acquisition of the professional groups that developed CIBC World Markets derivatives and high yield businesses.
Mr. Venn is chairman and a director of CIBC Mellon; director of FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited; and director of INTRIA Items Inc. He is also on the Foundation Finance and Investment Committee for Mount Sinai Hospital; Board of Trustees and incoming Chair of the United Way; Board and Senior Management Committee United Synagogue Day School; Investment Committee Toronto Community Foundation; National Advisory Board State of Israel Bonds; Campaign Executive Committee University of Toronto; Board of Weizmann Institute of Science and Co-Chair for the United Jewish Appeal 2004.
Mr. Venn received a BA Sc. (engineering science) in 1973 at the University of Toronto. He proceeded with a scholarship to complete his MBA at Harvard in 1975. | 