Pieter Kleinschmidt
About Pieter Kleinschmidt
Pieter Kleinschmidt is the Vice President of Corporate Credit, US at CIBC, overseeing the risk portfolio for the U.S. Corporate Lending Portfolio. He has extensive experience in credit risk management and has held various senior roles at CIBC and RBC.
Current Role at CIBC
Pieter Kleinschmidt has been serving as Vice President, Corporate Credit, US at CIBC since 2020. In this capacity, he provides senior adjudication for Power and Utilities, Project Finance and Infrastructure, Diversified Credits, Private Sponsor and Leveraged Lending Credits. He leads the US Corporate Credit Adjudication Team while also overseeing the risk portfolio for CIBC's US Corporate Lending Portfolio. His role is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Past Positions at CIBC
Before his current role, Pieter Kleinschmidt held multiple significant positions at CIBC. From 2014 to 2020, he was Vice President, Real Estate Risk, Credit Risk Management. Prior to that, he served as VP Western Canada Credit, Risk Management from 2008 to 2014 in Vancouver, Canada. He started his tenure at CIBC as VP Agriculture Credit from 2003 to 2008 in Calgary, Canada.
Earlier Career at RBC
Pieter Kleinschmidt's earlier career includes a noteworthy period at RBC, where he held various roles. He was National Manager from 1999 to 2003 and Senior Manager, Business Development for a brief period in 1999. Additionally, he served as Manager, Business Products, and Marketing Strategies from 1994 to 1999, and as Business Relationship Manager from 1990 to 1994.
Educational Background
Pieter Kleinschmidt studied at Harvard Business School where he took part in the Senior Management Seminar focused on Agricultural Business and Management. He also attended the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Agriculture.