Chitwant Kohli

Retired, public company director

Chitwant Kohli joined the Board in January 2022 after a fulsome career as a senior financial executive with significant experience in finance, strategic planning, real estate, and operations. After 29 years of service at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) where he enhanced the company's industry leading position, Mr. Kohli retired as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Operations and Payments. In his last role at RBC, he led a global team of 1,800 members and was responsible for operating and expanding the shared services of payments and trade, cash processing, human resources and finance related services.

Mr. Kohli also held key executive roles including Senior Vice President of Retail Finance where he was responsible for providing finance leadership for Canadian, U.S. and Caribbean banking, wealth management, insurance, technology and operations, and global functions.

Mr. Kohli is a graduate of Panjab University where he obtained his Bachelor of Commerce in 1984, Guru Nanak Dev University where he obtained his MBA in 1986 and the University of Toronto where he obtained his Master of Laws (LLM) in Technology and Innovation Laws in 2019.

CPA, Chartered Professional Accounts of Canada (1991) ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors (2018).