Steve Boucouvalas

It has been an honor to serve on the Board of Directors these last few years, most recently as Board Chair. We have made great progress on building upon the achievements of previous boards and we continue to make FirstOntario stronger.

Being a member of FirstOntario, I strongly believe in the values and principles of the Credit Union movement. The owner/member model guarantees putting members and the community first. The skills and expertise I have gained during my 25-year career in the financial services industry and volunteering on a Not for Profit Board will help FirstOntario meet the challenges in this difficult environment of uncertainty and also to ensure that our credit union values continue.

What can you specifically contribute to the Board?

• Leadership expertise
• Strategic Thinking and Planning expertise
• Governance expertise
• Risk Management expertise
• Financial and Economic expertise
• Operational Efficiency expertise
• Regulatory expertise
• IT and Cybersecurity oversight
• Collaboration
• Community Involvement
• Not for Profit Board experience

Educational/Professional Designations

• BComm- Finance – Concordia University
• Directors Education Program – Institute of Corporate Directors and University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
• ICD.D – Institute of Corporate Directors Designation
• CUDA – Credit Union Director Achievement Program
• ACCUD – Accredited Canadian Credit Union Director, Credit Union Institute of Canada and Dalhousie University

Work Experience

• HSBC – Managing Director
• Republic National Bank of New York – First Vice President and Deputy Treasurer
• LTP Advisors – CEO

Board and Committee Experience

• FirstOntario - Board Chair
• FirstOntario previous: Board Vice-Chair, Chair of Strategic Oversight Committee, Audit and Risk Committee
• Oakville Hospital Volunteer Association – Vice-Chair, Governance, Nominating and Executive Committees.
• Oakville Hospital Volunteer Association previous: Chair of Fundraising, Audit and Risk Committee
• Bank of Canada – FX Committee
• Toronto Financial Services Alliance – Co-Chair of RMB Committee
• HSBC – numerous management committees
• Republic National Bank of New York – management committees, Asset Liability Committee