Richard Nesbitt

Richard William Nesbitt is currently an Independent Director at Pure Multi-Family REIT LP since 2019.
He is a Director at the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation since 2014 and at Prostate Cancer Canada.
Since 2022, he serves as Strategic Advisor & Financial Services at AWZ Ventures, Inc. Formerly, Mr. Nesbitt was Chief Executive Officer at CIBC World Markets, Inc. He was Chief Executive Officer at Toronto Stock Exchange, Inc. from 2004 to 2008.
He served as President & Chief Executive Officer at HSBC Securities (Canada), Inc. He was President & Chief Executive Officer at Global Risk Institute in Financial Services from 2015 to 2019.
He was Director at TSX Group, Inc. from 2001 to 2008.
He was Non-Executive Director at CIBC Caribbean Bank Ltd. from 2011 to 2014.
He was Director at CanDeal Markets, Inc., Market Regulation Services, Inc., and The World Federation of Exchanges Ltd. He was Non-Executive Director at Irish Residential Properties REIT Plc from 2024 to 2026.
He was Chief Operating Officer at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from 2013 to 2014.
He was President & Chief Operating Officer at Baystreetdirect.com, Inc. He was Principal at Mobil Oil Canada Ltd. and at CIBC Wood Gundy Corp.
He was President at TSX Markets, Inc. He was Trustee at First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust from 2023 to 2025.
Education includes an MBA from Rotman School of Management, graduate studies at London School of Economics & Political Science, and undergraduate studies at Richard Ivey School of Business.