Stephen Lavery
About Stephen Lavery
Stephen Lavery is a Senior Account Manager in Wholesale Automotive Lending at CIBC with over 25 years of experience in the financial services sector.
Professional Title
Stephen Lavery currently holds the position of Senior Account Manager, Wholesale Automotive Lending at CIBC. He has been with CIBC since 2020, working out of Markham, Ontario, Canada.
Career at BMO Financial Group
Stephen Lavery has an extensive work history at BMO Financial Group. He served as Managing Director, Automotive Finance for Ontario and Atlantic Canada from 2006 to 2019. Prior to that role, he worked as Director, Commercial Banking from 2001 to 2006 in Mississauga, Ontario. His roles at BMO included responsibilities in automotive finance and commercial banking.
Previous Experience at National Bank and RBC
Before joining BMO Financial Group, Lavery worked at the National Bank of Canada as a Senior Account Manager, Commercial Banking from 1997 to 2001 in Mississauga, Ontario. His career began with a role at RBC as an Account Manager, Business Banking, in Toronto, Ontario, where he worked from 1991 to 1997.
Educational Background
Stephen Lavery holds an MBA in Economics from Saint Mary's University, which he completed between 1989 and 1991. He also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Toronto, graduating in 1986. His educational background laid a strong foundation for his career in the financial services sector.
Industry Expertise
With over 25 years of experience in financial services, Stephen Lavery specializes in customer relationship management, portfolio management, and underwriting. Over the past 15 years, he has focused on the automotive sector, providing financing solutions to dealerships and other automotive businesses.