Stephen Gesner, age 50, currently serves as the Chief Information Officer of Meridian Credit Union. Prior to such service, from May 2004 to March 2005, Mr. Gesner was the Vice President of Financial Services Marketing for TELUS Communications and from May 2003 to December 2003 served as the CTO for Cap Gemini Ernst and Young Canada. Before that Mr. Gesner worked for 14 years with TD Bank Financial Group, beginning in January 1989 as a consultant in the Cash Management Group and moving through various senior roles culminating in his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer from March 2000 through November 2002.
Mr. Gesner began his career with Ford Motor Company of Canada in September 1979 and held several positions in Finance, Treasury, Production Planning, and Industrial Relations through December 1988. Mr. Gesner holds an Honours BSc from York University (1977) and an M.B.A from the Schulich School of Business (1979). He is a member of the Technical Advisory Board of Kinitos Software (April 2003) as well as a member of the J.L. Albright III Venture Fund Advisory Board (August 2002). He is also on the Board of Directors for Smart Systems for Health Agency. |