CIBC names former finance minister Bill Morneau as next board chair

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TORONTO - CIBC is naming former federal finance minister Bill Morneau as the next chair of its board of directors.

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TORONTO – CIBC is naming former federal finance minister Bill Morneau as the next chair of its board of directors.

Morneau will assume the role on Jan. 1, succeeding Katharine Stevenson, who is will retire from the board at the end of 2026.

Stevenson has been chair of the bank for six years and an independent director for 10 years.

Bill Morneau announces his resignation as finance minister during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Bill Morneau announces his resignation as finance minister during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Morneau has served as an independent director of CIBC since 2022.

Before entering politics, Morneau led human resources and pension services firm Morneau Shepell from 1990 to 2015.

Morneau currently serves as chair of NovaSource Power Services and as a director at Clairvest Group Inc.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2026.

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