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Kevin Li leads CIBC's U.S. region, which spans commercial banking, wealth management, private and digital banking, as well as oversight over CIBC's U.S. Capital Markets activities. He leads our U.S. team that is building on the momentum we have established across our strong and diversified North American platform. With more than 30 years of experience across the U.S., Canada, and international markets, Kevin has held senior leadership roles in banking and capital markets. He brings a broad perspective, strong client focus and disciplined approach as his team leverages CIBC's highly connected platform to meet client needs and build trusted, lasting relationships. Kevin and his family reside in Chicago, Illinois, and are actively engaged in civic and community organizations dedicated to expanding access to the arts, addressing food insecurity and creating adaptive sports opportunities for children living with disabilities. They are long-standing supporters of the Art Institute of Chicago, Monday Meals and the American Youth Soccer Organization's VIP Program. Kevin is also a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. Kevin is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a specialization in Finance.

Amy South is Executive Vice-President, Office of the CEO and Chief of Staff at CIBC. In this role, she is responsible for the Strategic Client Office, Government Relations, CIBC's economics group and oversight of CIBC Mellon. Prior to her current role, Amy was Executive Vice-President and Chief Administration Officer of CIBC Capital Markets, where she oversaw a broad range of global operational support activities for the business. Previously, Amy served as Chief Financial Officer for CIBC's functional groups, and was Head of Investor Relations. She also managed the financial operations and planning direction for CIBC Capital Markets and Treasury Finance. Prior to joining CIBC in 2014, Amy was Chief Financial Officer for Investor and Treasury Services at Royal Bank of Canada. She held the role of Chief Financial Officer for ING Real Estate Canada prior to the sale of the entity in 2010. Before that, she spent 17 years with Morgan Stanley in London, New York and Toronto, holding progressively senior positions in both finance and sales and trading. Amy holds a Chartered Accountant designation from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Bachelor of Arts with a specialization in business administration from the University of Toronto.

Frank Guse, Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer.

Harry Culham leads a team of over 48,000 team members globally who live CIBC's purpose every day: to help make your ambition a reality. With a proven track record of leading key areas of CIBC's businesses and head office groups, Harry has instilled a strategic, client-focused and growth-oriented mindset across the organization, building an exceptional team and delivering outstanding business results. Harry first joined CIBC as an intern in Vancouver and participated in one of the bank's first graduate programs. He then gained extensive experience in senior banking roles in Europe and Asia before rejoining CIBC in 2008, ultimately taking on the leadership of CIBC's global Capital Markets business in 2015. He has been responsible for leading and optimizing several areas of the bank including CIBC Caribbean, CIBC Mellon and the Strategic Client Office. He has also led the bank's Enterprise Strategy and Corporate Development function and Global Asset Management. Prior to being appointed President and CEO, he was CIBC's Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the bank's four Strategic Business Units. His commitment to community service and creating a culture of care is reflected in his roles as Co-Chair of the CIBC Foundation, Executive Chair of CIBC Miracle Day, the United Way Finance Sector lead, and as a member of the Board of Sinai Health. He holds a degree from the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business and is a Leslie Wong Fellow.

Robert Sedran has overall responsibility for financial planning and analysis, financial management and regulatory reporting, maintenance of accounting records, tax planning and compliance, treasury and balance sheet management, and investor relations. Robert joined our bank in 2010 and was most recently CIBC's Executive Vice-President, Treasurer, where he oversaw balance sheet management activities across capital management, asset liability management and the bank's investment portfolios. Before that, he held leadership roles in Enterprise Strategy, Planning and Corporate Development, and was Director of Research in CIBC Capital Markets. Robert began his career at CIBC, holding roles in finance and on CIBC's trading floor, before moving into Equity Research in CIBC Capital Markets and at National Bank Financial. Robert holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and a B.Sc. in Mathematics from McMaster University. He is also a CFA charter holder.

Mr. Aljoundi was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in February 2022. Prior to this, he was President of Agnico Eagle from 2015 to 2022. Mr. Aljoundi also served as Agnico's Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer and has over 20 years of experience in finance and business strategy. Mr. Aljoundi has extensive experience in mining, capital markets and banking. Prior to 2015 he served in various senior financial roles at Barrick Gold Corporation, including Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice-President of Capital Allocation and Business Strategy and Senior Vice-President of Finance. He held senior roles at Barrick South America, including Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer and was also Vice-President Structured Finance at Citibank, Canada. Mr. Aljoundi holds a Mechanical Engineering degree (with distinction) from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration degree (with honours) from Western University. Other public company board directorships during last five years: Agnico Eagle Mines Limited - since February 2022.

Mr. Kelly was Lead Director of the Ontario Securities Commission from 2010 to 2012 and Commissioner from 2006 to 2010. He has more than 30 years' experience in wealth and asset management in Canada and the U.S. Mr. Kelly was President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Wellington West Capital, Inc. from 2004 to 2005, President of Fidelity Brokerage Company in Boston from 2000 to 2003, President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company from 1997 to 2000, President of Fidelity Canada from 1996 to 1997, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Bimcor Inc. from 1992 to 1996. Mr. Kelly is a director of CIBC Bancorp USA Inc., CIBC Bank USA and CIBC National Trust Company. Mr. Kelly is also a member of the Canadian Public Accountability Board. Education: Mr. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University.

Mr. Zubrow has been President of investment-management firm ITB LLC since 2003. He is also a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. Mr. Zubrow was a senior executive at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and has more than 35 years of financial services experience. Mr. Zubrow is a director of CIBC Bancorp USA Inc., CIBC Bank USA and Accellix. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Promontory Financial Group (an IBM company) and FinTech Masala Advisors, LLC (the advisory board to Fintech Acquisition Corp. III). Mr. Zubrow is also a director of the Juvenile Law Center and Berklee College of Music; Emeritus Manager of Haverford College; and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Education: Mr. Zubrow holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College where he is an Emeritus Manager and former Chairman of the Board of Managers. He has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School.

Mr. Podlasly, a member of the Cook's Ferry Indian Band, Nlaka'pamux Nation in British Columbia, is the Chief Sustainability Officer at the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, a national 175 Indigenous nation collective that seeks ownership of major projects such as pipelines, electric utilities and mining support infrastructure. Mr. Podlasly counsels Indigenous governments across Canada on the establishment of trusts to invest revenues from resource development. He is Chair of the First Nations Limited Partnership (pipelines) and a Trustee of Nlaka'pamux Nation Legacy Trust. In 2017, Mr. Podlasly was awarded the Governor General of Canada's Meritorious Service Medal for Indigenous leadership in establishing Teach For Canada - Gakinaamaage, a non-profit organization that works with northern First Nations to recruit and support committed teachers. He has advised many leading international companies on corporate education, strategy, leadership and globalization programs. Mr. Podlasly is a regular speaker at global business and governance events. Mr. Podlasly holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity Western University, a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors with the designation ICD.D.

Mr. Sandy R. Sharman, Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head, People, Culture and Brand.

Ms. Turcotte was Vice Chair, Quebec of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada from 2011 to 2020. She was Chief Legal Officer of BCE from 1999 to 2008 and of Bell Canada from 2003 to 2008 and was Executive Vice-President and Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer of BCE and Bell Canada from 2008 to 2011. Ms. Turcotte has more than 25 years of strategic, legal and regulatory experience. In addition to the public company directorships noted below, Ms. Turcotte is a member of the Board of Directors of CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) and is a McGill Governor Emerita. Ms. Turcotte is a past recipient of the Canadian General Counsel Lifetime Achievement award, was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, received the title of Advocatus Emeritus from the Quebec Bar Association for professional excellence and was awarded both the Queen's Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals in recognition of her contributions to Canada. Ms. Turcotte was Chair of the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission from 2020-2024. Ms. Turcotte holds a Bachelor degree in Civil Law and Common Law from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the London Business School.

Ms. Caldwell was Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer for PeopleSoft, Inc. from 2002 through 2004. She held increasingly senior and executive sales and marketing roles at Hewlett Packard Company in Canada and the U.S. from 1982 to 2001. Ms. Caldwell has served on several public and private technology company boards since 2005 and has more than 25 years of operating experience in the global technology and software industries. In addition to the public company directorships listed below, Ms. Caldwell is a member of the Technology Advisory Board of Bridge Growth Partners, LLC and has served as a director on private company boards including RedPrairie, Inc., now known as JDA Software, LiveOps Inc., Sophos, plc and Network General Corporation. Education: Ms. Caldwell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University and completed Western University's Executive Marketing Management Program.

Mr. Poirier became President and Chief Executive Officer of TC Energy in January 2021 after spending seven years in roles with progressively increasing responsibility, including as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice-President, Strategy and Corporate Development. Mr. Poirier has 35 years of professional experience in leadership, strategy, ESG, investment banking and capital markets, consulting and governance. Prior to joining TC Energy, he was the founding President of Wells Fargo Securities, Canada, after spending 17 years with JP Morgan Securities. He is a member of the board of TC Energy Corp, as well as the Business Council of Canada and the American Petroleum Institute. Mr. Poirier has acted as an independent advisor to the Government of Canada's ministries of Finance and Natural Resources on strategic matters and lectured at York University's Schulich School of Business in the MBA program. His community service has included serving as Chair of the North York Harvest Food Bank as well as Co-Chair of the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, Calgary 2024.Mr. Poirier holds a Bachelor of Operations Research (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Business Administration degree (with distinction) from the Schulich School of Business at York University. He graduated from the Institute of Corporate Directors' Directors Education Program at the University of Toronto.

Ms. Larsen was Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, First Data Corporation, a global payment technology solutions company, from January 2019 to March 2019. From 2013 to December 2018, Ms. Larsen was Executive Vice-President, Chief Operations Officer of First Data Corporation. Ms. Larsen held various progressively senior roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2006 to 2013. Before joining JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Larsen held several leadership roles at Citigroup for 12 years. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Syracuse University and a member of the Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY) Foundation Board. Education: Ms. Larsen holds a Master of Library Science degree from Syracuse University (University Fellow) and a Bachelor of Arts (Phi Beta Kappa) degree from Cornell College.

Ms. Collins has been President of Cambium LLC, a Chicago-based business and financial advisory firm serving small and medium-sized businesses, since 2007. From 1998 to 2007, Ms. Collins was Managing Director of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm and is currently a member of the advisory board of this firm. From 1992 to 1998, Ms. Collins was a principal, in Corporate Finance at William Blair & Company LLC. She is currently a member of the advisory board of Cedar Street Asset Management. Ms. Collins has served on the Audit Committees of several publicly traded companies across a wide range of industries. She is currently a director and Chair of the Audit Committees of CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. and CIBC Bank USA, and a director, member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee of Ulta Beauty, Inc. She has previously served on the Audit Committees of Integrys Energy Group, Inc., Molex, Inc., and Bucyrus International. Ms. Collins holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.

Ms. Stevenson serves on a variety of corporate and not-for-profit boards. She was a senior financial executive with Nortel Networks Corporation from 1995 to 2007. Prior to joining Nortel Networks Corporation, Ms. Stevenson held various progressively senior finance roles in investment and corporate banking at J.P. Morgan & Company, Inc. In addition to the public company directorships listed below, Ms. Stevenson is a member of the Board of Directors of St. Michael's Hospital Foundation. Ms. Stevenson was named one of the 2018 Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada. Education: Ms. Stevenson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Harvard University and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors with the designation ICD.D.