Biography: Sean Amato-Gauci

Group Head, RBC Commercial Banking

As Group Head, RBC Commercial Banking, Sean is responsible for RBC’s commercial banking business and leading the business strategy to drive growth and deliver world-class capabilities to small business, commercial and corporate business clients, including commercial clients with international needs and globally connected clients. Together with other members of Group Executive, Sean is responsible for setting the overall strategic direction of RBC.

Sean joined RBC in 1995 and has held progressively senior positions across Personal & Commercial Banking, Group Risk Management and Finance, including executive positions leading Consumer Banking, Credit Cards, Payments, Rewards, Digital, Home Equity Financing, and Portfolio Management & Credit Strategies.

In his most recent role as Executive Vice President & Head, Business Financial Services, Sean set the strategic direction and led RBC’s market-leading business banking division across diverse sectors, including Agriculture, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, Transportation and Logistics, and Technology.

Today, Sean is also active in several community initiatives including Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter.

Sean has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Toronto Metropolitan University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).