Meet Our Team
Donna Bales
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Donna is seasoned practitioner with 20+ years capital-markets experience in market structure, regulation and product management, gained from time working in Canada, the US, Europe and Asia. She has been at the forefront of market-structure change and innovation in financial services, having led transformation initiatives in electronic trading, market data and regulatory reporting at TD Securities and IHS Markit. She founded Balmoral Advisory in 2011 where she works with financial institutions and regulatory bodies on a range of strategic-, regulatory-, business-impact- and transformation initiatives. Not one to stay still, she co-founded the Canadian Regulatory Technology Association in 2019 because she believes in the transformation potential of emerging technology and the opportunities it brings to the Canadian financial services ecosystem. She is a strong advocate for innovation and mentors’ firms via the Holt Accelerator Advisory program and directly through her consulting practice. Donna has authored white papers and tailored reports on industry trends such as technology innovation, market structure, best execution and competition. Most recent paper: Safeguarding AI Use Through Human Centred Design. Donna est la fondatrice de Balmoral Advisory Inc., une firme de consultants qui vise à fournir des informations compréhensibles sur les marchés, à donner des conseils pratiques et du soutien par rapport aux structures du marché, ses réglementations et questions de conformité, tout en mettant l’emphase sur la recherche de stratégies, la transformation et ses impacts sur l’entreprise. Donna a été à l’avant-garde des changements structurels et de l’innovation dans les services financiers tout au long de sa carrière, en guidant plusieurs consortiums bancaires par rapport à leurs données sur les marchés et leurs initiatives d’échanges. Plus récemment, Donna agissait en tant que conseillère au sein de l’Organisme canadien de réglementation du commerce des valeurs mobilières (OCRCVM) et du Bureau de transition canadien en valeurs mobilières en plus de travailler en proche collaboration avec un consortium d’institutions financières et l’Alliance des services financiers de Toronto (TFSA) afin de positionner le Canada dans les investissements de devises RMB. |
Paul is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Regulatory Technology Association (CRTA). He is also Canadian regional representative for the global industry organization the Enterprise Data Management Council (www.edmcouncil.org). In addition to his volunteer role with the CRTA, Paul is the founder and managing director of Maple Peak Group Inc., based in Toronto. He partners with start-up entrepreneurs and privately held technology companies, assisting them with solutions design alternatives, developing go-to-market strategies, generating qualified business leads and strategic partnerships that help grow clients’ market share and brand. He is currently advising two emerging and innovative technology companies: Montreal-based data and AI governance SaaS firm, and Michigan-based advanced analytics / decision intelligence PaaS firm, . With more than 20 years in the Canadian financial services sector, Paul has a wide range of expertise, including, back-office operations, new product development, client and account management, data management, risk management, enterprise transformation and regulatory compliance. Previously, he developed his skills and held increasingly senior roles at Royal Bank of Canada, Star Data Systems, CGI Inc., and Scotiabank. Eric is COO of PNC Bank, Canada, the international arm of one of the United States’ largest banks. He is responsible for executing on PNC’s strategy of being the leading North-American bank for medium and large companies doing business on both sides of the border. With master's degrees in both law and business, he understands the challenges facing people, process and technology from multiple perspectives, and works with businesses to continually enhance their customer experience, grow market share and improve results. Previously, Eric served as Vice-President – Compliance, Corporate and Investment Banking at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he had regional responsibility for developing and executing the Sanctions Compliance program across all lines of business, and for executing anti-money laundering (AML) and regulatory compliance program across JPMC Corporate and Investment Banking teams in Canada. Earlier, he held national and regional executive roles for strategy implementation, operations, AML, and sales at HSBC, heading Global Banking and Commercial Banking for Latin America based in Mexico City, with teams in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. |
Wendy is an innovative securities industry leader, with demonstrated accomplishment in the introduction of leading-edge electronic trading products & services to the Canadian market. Most recently, as a senior executive at the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), she was instrumental in modernizing the regulation of Canadian equity- and debt markets, as well as the conduct- and prudential regulation of investment dealers. Wendy’s past positions include her role as Partner - Capital Markets for Capco, Chief Executive Officer at TriAct Canada Marketplace, and senior management roles in business development at ITG Canada, CIBC World Markets and the Toronto Stock Exchange. She has also served as President of the Canadian Capital Markets Association, and as a member of the IIROC Board of Directors. Wendy holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo, and a Masters of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. Wendy est un chef de file novateur du secteur des valeurs mobilières, qui a démontré son efficacité en introduisant des produits et des services de négociation électroniques de pointe sur le marché canadien. Plus récemment, en tant que cadre supérieur à l'Organisme canadien de réglementation du commerce des valeurs mobilières (OCRCVM), elle a joué un rôle clé dans la modernisation de la réglementation des marchés canadiens des actions et des titres d'emprunt, ainsi que de la réglementation prudentielle et de la conduite des courtiers en valeurs mobilières. Wendy a occupé les postes suivants : partenaire – marchés financiers pour Capco, chef de la direction de TriAct Canada Marketplace et rôles de haute direction dans le développement des affaires chez ITG Canada, Marchés mondiaux CIBC et à la Bourse de Toronto. Elle a également été présidente de l'Association canadienne des marchés des capitaux et membre du conseil d'administration de l'OCRCVM. Wendy est titulaire d'un baccalauréat en mathématiques en informatique de l'Université de Waterloo et d'une maîtrise en administration des affaires de l'Université Wilfrid Laurier. |