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M. GEORGE
LEWIS CA, CFA, ICD.D
Group Head, Wealth Management
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As Group Head, Wealth Management, George Lewis leads the
RBC businesses that directly serve the growing wealth management
needs of affluent and high net worth clients in Canada, the
U.S. and outside North America, and businesses that provide
asset management and trust products. As a member of the RBC
Group Executive since February 2007, Mr. Lewis is one of eight
executives responsible for setting the overall strategic direction
of RBC.
As Group Head, Wealth Management, Mr. Lewis oversees Canada's
largest full-service brokerage business, RBC Dominion Securities,
as well as Estate and Trust Services and Private Counsel,
the country's leading discretionary investment management
business. In the U.S., Mr. Lewis is responsible for the seventh
largest full-service brokerage firm and the sixth largest
clearing firm serving independent brokers and registered investment
advisors. He also oversees the international division of RBC
Wealth Management, which provides wealth management services
to clients in 36 offices in 22 countries. Finally, Mr. Lewis
is also responsible for the Global Asset Management division
within RBC Wealth Management, which is Canada's largest private
sector asset manager and largest fund company through RBC
Asset Management and Phillips, Hager & North and, together
with Voyageur Asset Management in the U.S., provides global
investment management services to all client segments. Mr.
Lewis is Chairman of RBC Asset Management Inc., a position
he has held since 2000, and he continues to co-manage the
RBC Global Dividend Growth Fund.
From July 2000 to May 2008, Mr. Lewis was also CEO of RBC
Asset Management Inc, which became Canada's largest single
mutual fund family (RBC Funds) and one of Canada's largest
asset management firms under his leadership. He was previously
Head of Wealth Management for the Canadian Personal and Business
segment of RBC and, from 2003 to 2005, was head of products
for RBC Banking and RBC Investments. From 1998 to 2000, Mr.
Lewis was Managing Director, Head of Institutional Equity
with RBC Capital Markets, responsible for institutional equity
sales, trading and research activities on a global basis.
Between 1990 and 1996, Mr. Lewis was a top-rated analyst in
the research department of RBC Capital Markets, covering telecoms,
pipelines and gas and electric utilities. In 1995, Mr. Lewis
was appointed Director of Research. Mr. Lewis began his career
with RBC in 1986 in the investment banking division.
He joined RBC after earning a Master of Business Administration
degree with distinction from Harvard University. He obtained
the professional designation of chartered accountant while
working with Arthur Andersen & Co. and a Bachelor of Commerce
degree with high distinction from Trinity College at the University
of Toronto. Mr. Lewis is also a CFA, as well as being certified
by the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Lewis serves on the Board of Directors of the Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation and the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra. He Chairs the Bishop's Company of the
Anglican Diocese of Toronto, as well as a member of the Cabinet
of the United Way of Greater Toronto and Patron. He is also
a member of the Board of Directors of Ontario Power Generation
Inc.
Born in Pembroke, Ontario, Mr. Lewis and his wife Leanne
live in Toronto and have two children.
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