Dexter Gerard
About Dexter Gerard
Dexter Gerard is a Program Manager at CIBC, with extensive experience in learning and development roles at major Canadian companies.
Company
Dexter Gerard currently works at CIBC, a major Canadian bank. He has been involved with the organization in various roles since 2008. His positions at CIBC include Senior Learning Designer, Senior Facilitator, and currently, Program Manager. CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) is recognized as one of Canada's large six banks.
Title
Dexter Gerard holds the position of Program Manager at CIBC. In this capacity, he handles leadership learning and development initiatives aimed at enhancing the capabilities of people leaders within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Dexter Gerard has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Adult) from Brock University, earned between 2009 and 2012. Additionally, he studied Accounting at Humber College, where he earned an Associate’s Degree. He also pursued studies in Business Administration and Management, General at the same institution.
Background
Dexter Gerard has a robust background in learning and development, having accrued extensive experience in this field. Before his roles at CIBC, he worked at TELUS as a Learning Specialist and at Bell as the Training and Design Manager. Gerard’s career has seen him transition through various positions, contributing to his depth of expertise in training, facilitation, and program management.
Responsibilities and Initiatives
In his current role at CIBC, Dexter Gerard manages a leadership learning and development program. His responsibilities include promoting the internal intranet site to all organizational leaders, connecting with leaders through Workplace to drive engagement, and encouraging leadership conversations. Gerard is also involved in developing creative multi-media communication strategies to reach his target audience effectively. He constantly measures the effectiveness and adoption rates of the programs he oversees.