William Bonnell

William Bonnell was appointed Executive Vice-President – Risk Management and a member of the Senior Leadership Team in June 2012. As the Bank's Chief Risk Officer, he leads the Risk Management and Compliance functions and oversees the management of financial and nonfinancial risks across the bank. Since joining National Bank in 2001, he held successive leadership positions in credit risk management, proprietary trading, and market risk management. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Bonnell worked in Toronto, London, and Dublin in a variety of risk management, capital markets, and management roles within the banking industry. Mr. Bonnell holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, a bachelor’s degree from Bishop’s University and completed studies at EM Lyon Business School. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals. Throughout his career, Mr. Bonnell has been actively engaged on various industry, academic, and nonprofit boards. He is a member and a past chair of the Board of the International Financial Risk Institute (Geneva). He has also previously served as Chair of the Board of the Risk Management Association (Philadelphia), member of the Advisory Board of Rotman’s Masters of Financial Risk Management program, and member of the Board of the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation.