Executive Vice-President, Commercial Banking, Canada

Dieter Jentsch is Executive Vice-President, Commercial Banking, Canada, responsible for delivering commercial banking services to mid-market and independent business clients across Canada, as well as Scotiabank's merchant banking subsidiary, Roynat Capital Inc.

Dieter has been with Scotiabank since 1983, and has held a number of progressively senior positions, most recently as Managing Director & Head, Scotia Private Client Group, Wealth Management. He also served as Regional Senior Vice-President, Domestic Branch Banking, Toronto Region, and Senior Vice-President, Canadian Commercial Banking.

Dieter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, a Master of Business Administration degree, and a diploma from the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD (European Institute of Business). He is a professional agrologist and a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers. Dieter is also a member of the board of directors of the Jim Pattison Group.

He is married and has four children.