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As Executive Vice-President, Human Resources and Public, Corporate and Government Affairs, Sylvia Chrominska has global responsibility for human resources, corporate communications, government relations, public policy and corporate social responsibility of the Scotiabank Group.
Sylvia joined Scotiabank in 1979 as a Credit Analyst in Corporate Credit. She held progressively more senior positions over the next decade until being appointed Senior Vice-President, Corporate Credit, with responsibility for Eastern Canada, Eastern United States, Europe and Japan. In 1994, she transferred to Human Resources, where she was appointed Executive Vice-President in 1995. In 2004, her mandate was expanded to include Public, Corporate and Government Affairs.
Sylvia is a member of the Board of Dofasco Inc., a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario. Her community activities include serving on the Board of Sheena's Place, the Dean's Advising Board at the Richard Ivey School of Business and the Stratford Festival Board of Governors. She has previously served on the Board of Goodwill Industries of Toronto, the Rehabilitation Institute of Toronto Foundation and the Canadian Club. She is also a former chairperson of the Human Resources Committee of the Canadian Bankers Association. In 2005, she was recognized by the YWCA as a Woman of Distinction for Corporate Leadership for her work in helping to advance the careers of women. Every year for the past four years, Sylvia has been named to the Top 100 List of Canada's Most Powerful Women by the Women's Executive Network and the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Sylvia graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1975 with an Honours Degree in Business Administration. She has completed the Western Executive Program at the University of Western Ontario, as well as the Human Resources Executive Program at the University of Michigan Business School. | 