Brian Steeves Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Senior Risk Manager, Commercial Markets

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Authorized to approve individual loans up to $10 million, and up to $17.5 million for an overall connection. • Recommended larger loans for senior management approval. • Mentored and coach other risk managers and account Managers • Collaborated in the successful development, validation, refinement and implementation of a new Risk Rating model for Community Business. • Coordinated a training strategy including development of training tools and templates.• Partnered with stakeholders to develop or revise policies and procedures for alignment with risk appetite. • Led a total refocus of Vancity Lending Policy to align with industry best practices. • Advised the Credit quality department on strategy.• Successfully shifted risk analysis from a loan centric to borrower centric focus.

New Westminster, British Columbia

• Awarded individual authority to regularly approve credit up to $7.5 million, and up to $10.0 million in absences of the department Director. • Adjudicated credit proposals for loans up to $10.0 million for department Director approval. • Approved over $65 million in new loans in the 6 months ended April 2017. • Approved $75.6 million in new loans in fiscal 2016. • Designated as the teams’ sole adjudicator of cash flow based unsecured loans. • Recommended loans for senior management approval. • Taught credit skills classes to Account Managers. • Recognized for superior mentoring and teaching skills via participant feedback. • Mentored Vice Presidents to further develop their credit skills.• Organized biweekly secondments into Group Risk Management • Led committees to acknowledge superior performance and encourage employee engagement. • Drove cultural change in the areas of collaboration, inclusion & diversity, and Integrity. • Nominated repeatedly by peers for recognition in partnering and performance. • Awarded High Performance rating at each review.

North Vancouver, British Columbia

• Successfully obtained approvals on loans aggregating over $100 million. • Awarded and recognized as the top performer in B.C. based on loans approved, annual review metrics and partnering behaviours. • Evaluated business plans and loan proposals for potential financing participation by RBC.• Analysed risk profiles including political, operational, market and reputational risk. • Provided advice to clients to improve performance in operations, cash flow and capital management, and risk exposure. • General industry sectors included Manufacturing, Wholesaling, Retail, Natural resources, Education, and Tourism. • Specific projects included: Green energy power generation, Waste Hydrogen reclamation, Infrastructure development, and Supply chain optimization.

• Successfully negotiated a $36 million loan for a Vancouver area Private School. • Awarded partnering award for referrals to Private Banking • Maintained a network of contacts in industry and professional services to identify prospects. • Managed relationships representing a portfolio of clients with $200 million in deposits/loans. • Led a team of Professionals in providing excellent customer service to each client. • Advised clients in Foreign Exchange, Trade, Cash Flow, Capital structure and Derivatives. • Provided specialized analytical and consulting services to other account managers and mentored account manager trainees.

Richmond, British Columbia.

• Accounting: Taught Introduction to Accounting comprising the full accounting cycle from debits and credits to a complete set of financial statements. • Chartered Financial Analyst: Taught a preparatory class for the level III Exam.

Burnaby Campus.

• Taught Micro, Macro and Transportation Economics classes.• Inspired students to appreciate the role of economics in the world. • Awarded letter of commendation for excellence in teaching.

Cma, Management Accounting

Cfa, Finance

Ma, Economics

Activities and Societies: Outdoor Recreation Club Masters paper: Grain price fluctuations in medieval England and resulting implied real.