Officers

Gayle Ramsay

CLA Chair | SVP Everyday Banking

Jason Mullins

CLA Vice Chair | CEO goeasy

Kevin Clark

Board Treasurer

Gary Schwartz

President & CEO

Board of Directors

Gayle Ramsay

CLA Chair | SVP Everyday Banking

Damier Xandrine

Chief Legal Officer

Amit Sadhu

SVP Risk Operations

Mena Bellofiore

Partner

Malik Yacoubi

CEO

Ashley Yantzi

VP Residential Lending

Lauren Thompson

SVP Specialty Finance

Jason Mullins

CLA Vice Chair | CEO goeasy

Michael Garrity

CEO

Martin Basiri

CEO

Nicole Hunter

Chief Commercial Officer

Ilja Troitschanski

President

Katerina Kindyni

Ernst & Young

Heather Kay

Head of Financial Services

Kevin Clark

Board Treasurer

Noah Walters

Board Secretary

The Canadian Lenders Association Executive

  • President: Gary Schwartz
  • Chairperson: Gayle Ramsay (BMO)
  • Vice Chairperson: Jason Mullens (goeasy)
  • Treasurer: Kevin Clark (Merchant Growth)
  • Secretary: Noah Walters (Dentons)
  • Chair of Policy: Jess Weiser (Equifax)
  • Chair of BNPL: Nick Simpson (Klarna) + Amit Sadhu (RBC)
  • Chair of Automotive: Steve Malone (ACC)
  • Chair of Small Business: Harley Greenspoon (OnDeck)
  • Chair of DE&I: Elizabeth Woods (CMI Financial Group)

Please note: It is important that CLA members do not engage, under the auspices of the CLA, in coordinated behaviors or practices that restrict competition or target competitors who are not members of the CLA. It is critical that CLA staff and CLA members abide by these guidelines which are designed to avoid not only actual wrongdoing but also the appearance of wrongdoing. To that effect, CLA members should generally refrain from sharing with each other any confidential sensitive commercial information such as pricing, capacity, expansion, business plans etc. Should a member have any questions or concerns, please contact Dean Velentzas, Head of Policy.