Nassau – Scotiabank Bahamas Limited welcomes Kevin Teslyk to the role of Managing Director.
“Kevin’s appointment is recognition of his strengths and he brings with him continuity and knowledge of our business in the Caribbean,” said Claude Norfolk, Senior Vice-President, International Banking, Caribbean, Scotiabank. “I am pleased to continue working directly with him and am confident that his years of experience will serve The Bahamas team well.”
Since 2009, Teslyk has been the Managing Director, Caribbean East and has led the sub-region of nine countries – Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados (as Country Manager), Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and St. Vincent & The Grenadines – through significant change and profitable growth. Under his leadership, Scotiabank Barbados earned “Best Bank” honors for three consecutive years and was recently recognized as Best Employer in Barbados.
Since Kevin joined Scotiabank in 1992, he has held progressively senior roles in Canadian Banking – Retail & Commercial, Finance, Corporate & Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Global Risk Management and International Banking. In more recent years, Teslyk held the role of Assistant General Manager & Head, Corporate, Commercial and Offshore Banking in Barbados, where he led his team through a significant period of expansion and growth and helped to establish the Scotia Private Client Group.
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degree from the Haskayne School of Business, The University of Calgary, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank has been part of the Caribbean and Central America since 1889. It is now the leading bank in the region, with operations in 27 countries, including affiliates. The Bank has more than 15,000 employees in the region, including affiliates, serving more than two million customers, with 450 branches, kiosks and other offices, more than 1,000 ATMs
Scotiabank is one of North America’s premier financial institutions and Canada’s most international bank. With more than 70,000 employees, Scotiabank Group and its affiliates serve some 18.6 million customers in more than 50 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. With assets above $541 billion (as at January 31, 2011), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.
