2020-21 LOT Graduation and New Student Welcome
Martin Thibodeau
Join us virtually on September 15, 2021 as Martin Thibodeau, Regional President, BC,
RBC Royal Bank, shares insights on the skills that make an extraordinary successful leader.
This event marks the end of the 21st year of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s Leaders of Tomorrow mentorship program.
Simply put, this is an event not to be missed for LOT students and mentors, past and present!
Why you need to attend?
Graduates:
- Learn how to gain interpersonal and organizational leadership from one of North America’s most accomplished business leaders.
- Connect with established and emerging leaders from across Greater Vancouver during this highly social and engaging evening.
- Celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s LOT program.
New Students/Mentors:
- Meet your student or mentor for the first time.
- Gain insights from past program participants about how to best engage in LOT.
- Meet established and emerging leaders from across Greater Vancouver.
About the Speaker:
Martin joined RBC over 30 years ago, and has held a number of senior management positions across the country. As Regional President, British Columbia, RBC Royal Bank, Martin Thibodeau leads a team of over 4,000 employees in BC; dedicated to providing financial advice and services to over 1.5 million personal, small business and commercial clients.
An energetic, inspiring and authentic leader, Martin is very committed to his community and has dedicated his time and skills in service of a number of organizations. Martin is the Cabinet Chair for the United Way of the Lower Mainland, a Governor of the BC Business Council, he sits on the Board of Directors for BC Children’s Hospital, Science World, Ocean Wise, Peter Dhillon Center for Business Ethics, Urban Development Institute and is part of the CABGU Board for BC & Alberta. At RBC, Martin has an immense passion as the Co-Chair for the Diversity Leadership Council.
During his career, Martin has received several distinctions and recognition from his peers, including the Alter-Ego Award presented by the Association des femmes en finance du Québec, Global Citizen’s Award, presented by RBC, Pytagore Award from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Performance Award from ESG-UQAM, and Personality of the Year, Financial Institutions from Finance & Investment.
In his spare time, Martin can be found golfing and skiing the local mountains with his wife, Caroline, with whom he has three children. A graduate of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières; Martin holds an MBA from the School of Management at the Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG-UQAM).
