Elsa Renzella

As Senior Vice-President, Member Compliance and Registration, Elsa oversees the Registration function, which acts as the gatekeeper for individuals and firms seeking approval and registration with CIRO by ensuring that they satisfy certain suitability requirements including minimum proficiency and integrity standards. Elsa also leads CIRO’s Business Conduct and Financial and Operations Compliance teams, which conduct risk-based examinations of our Dealer Members to assess compliance with the relevant CIRO rules and securities legislation.

In 2002, Elsa joined the Investment Dealers Association, an earlier predecessor organization of CIRO, as Enforcement Counsel and later assumed various management roles including Vice-President, Enforcement and SVP, Enforcement & Registration.

Elsa began her career in private practice with a criminal defense law firm before moving to securities regulation. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from York University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.