Brett Kimak

Brett Kimak is an executive leader with nearly 30 years of experience in securities regulation, governance, risk and compliance across Canadian financial services. Through this experience, Mr. Kimak has deep and direct experience with investors and the issues that matter most to them. He has dealt directly with clients on complaint handling and has expertise on the regulatory regime that applies to those complaints. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kimak worked in enforcement with a securities regulator, providing direct exposure to investor protection and market conduct matters. He has held senior leadership roles within regulated investment management and wealth management organizations, including Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and President & Ultimate Designated Person (UDP). Mr. Kimak has provided comments to securities regulators on policy and other initiatives and has advised financial institutions through consulting roles focused on financial services regulation, compliance program enhancement, governance, operational risk, and regulatory change initiatives. He has also served on several industry boards, councils, and advisory committees, including leadership roles supporting regulatory and industry engagement.

Mr. Kimak holds a Master of Business Administration degree, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.