Canadian Lenders Association

Leadership

The CLA Board of Directors provides strategic oversight, governance, and leadership for the association, guiding our work on behalf of Canada’s lending community.

Officers

Michael McGhee

Michael McGhee

Chairperson

TD
Patrick Ens

Patrick Ens

Vice Chairperson

Goeasy
Rachel Manno

Rachel Manno

CLA Board Secretary

Wildeboer Dellelce
Kevin Clark

Kevin Clark

CLA Exec. Treasurer

Canadian Lenders Association
Gary Schwartz

Gary Schwartz

President | CEO

Canadian Lenders Association

Board of Directors

Amit Sadhu

Amit Sadhu

SVP Risk Operations

RBC
Andras Lazar

Andras Lazar

SVP Everyday Banking

BMO
Daniel Eberhard

Daniel Eberhard

CEO

Koho
David Gens

David Gens

CEO

Merchant Growth
Darren Lorimer

Darren Lorimer

Senior Vice President & Group Head, Commercial Banking

Equitable bank
Jonah Chininga

Jonah Chininga

Co-Founder & CEO

Woveo
Malik Yacoubi

Malik Yacoubi

Co-founder and CEO

Nesto
Matthew DiBattista

Matthew DiBattista

Vice President

Fairstone Bank
Michael McGhee

Michael McGhee

SVP Automotive Finance

TD
Michael Garrity

Michael Garrity

Executive Chairperson

Financeit
Patrick Ens

Patrick Ens

CEO

Goeasy
Mena Bellofiore

Mena Bellofiore

Partner

Blakes
Steve Malone

Steve Malone

CEO

CanCap Group
Tara Skewes

Tara Skewes

Director

Accord Financial
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.