Anne Therese Toutant (She/Her)
About Anne Therese Toutant (She/Her)
Anne Therese Toutant is the Director of National Business Development & Client Advice Events at CIBC, with extensive experience in business development and strategic planning.
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Anne Therese Toutant is the Director of National Business Development & Client Advice Events at CIBC. She has held this title since 2019.
Professional Experience at CIBC
Anne's tenure at CIBC showcases a robust career marked by various leadership roles. She started in 1996 as Senior Advertising & Marketing Manager, Electronic Banking, a role she held for six years. Her subsequent positions included Senior Manager of Sales and Business Development and Director of Strategic Planning for New Branch Openings. She later became the Region Lead for Client Acquisition & New Branches, followed by Director of National Business Development. Since 2019, Anne has served as Director of National Business Development & Client Advice Events, operating from Toronto, Canada.
Previous Roles
Before her extensive career at CIBC, Anne held significant roles at other organizations. From 1991 to 1994, she worked at McCann Erickson as an Account Supervisor in Toronto. She then spent two years at Cara Operations as the National Advertising and Promotions Manager for Harvey's Restaurants until 1996.
Educational Background
Anne pursued her higher education at Western University, where she studied from 1982 to 1986. She further developed her expertise by completing the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) at the Canadian Securities Institute in 1989. Additionally, Anne studied Strategic Leadership & Innovation at the Schulich School of Business at York University. She also holds a certification in Design Thinking for Innovation from the Darden School of Business.
Community Impact and Engagement
Anne Therese Toutant is committed to developing community impact and local business development programs that engage frontline teams with local communities, partners, and clients. She encourages partnerships with CIBC for both local and national initiatives, leveraging her skills in foresight thinking and diverse program development. Anne also actively shares insights and updates on innovation through her Twitter account, @annetoutant.