Board of Directors
Ascend Officers Toronto
Ascend Officers Vancouver
Ascend Officers Montreal

Board of Directors

Kathleen E. Butterfield (姚嘉敏)
Board Member / Partner, Fasken
Bhavna Duggal
Board Member / Vice President, CFS, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Pragashini-Fox
Pragashini Fox
Board Member / Senior Vice President, Thomson Reuters
Andrew Kwong
Board Member / Partner, Deloitte – Risk Advisory Ontario Regional Market Leader
Vincent Lee
Board Member / Managing Director and Head of North American Institutional FX Sales, CIBC World Markets
Shirol Liu
Board Member / Vice President, Data & Analytics Strategy & Planning, Corporate Transformation & Operations, TD Bank Financial Group
Alex Peh
Alexander Peh
President & Chair of the Board, Ascend Canada / Vice President, Merchant Solutions, Royal Bank of Canada
Farah Qasemi
Board Member / Partner, Financial Services and Markets
Victor Tung
Board member / U.S. Chief Technology and Operations Officer and Chief Information and Operations Officer, Capital Markets - BMO Financial Group
Joan Wong
Board Member / Partner, KPMG

Ascend Officers Toronto

Agha Ahmed
AVP, Finance
Carolyn Ayson
AVP, Student Affairs
Numaan Butt
VP, Finance & Governance
Alexandra (Ali) Gabura
AVP, Operations
Margarita de Guzman
VP, Sponsorship & Member Engagement
Maisie Ho
VP, Events
Karthik Kannan
AVP, Marketing & IT
Ali Najafi
VP, Operations
Ashish Shah
AVP, Strategy
Dominique Villanueva
VP, Student Affairs
Keting Wong
VP, Strategy
Ka Yan Ng
VP, Marketing & Communications

Ascend Officers Vancouver

Akiko Campbell
VP, Business Development
Rex Chan
Co-VP Sponsorship & Membership
Ivy Chen
Co-VP, Marketing
Bronche Cheng
Vancouver Strategic Council Member
Jeff Cho
Co-VP, Sponsorship & Membership
Constance Chow
Co-VP Marketing
Grant Damery
Vancouver Strategic Council Member
Fornia Lau
Interim Vancouver Chapter President
Jenny Li
Vancouver Strategic Council Member
Shen Lo
VP, Mentorship
Christina Ma
Co-VP, Students Chapter
Priyanka Mathur
VP, Volunteer Engagement
Brian Pang
VP, Operations
Sanj Rana
Vancouver Strategic Council Member
Conrad Rego
Vancouver Strategic Council Member
Kerby Sit
Vancouver Chapter President, Ascend Canada
Joanne Sun
Vancouver Strategic Council Member
Geraldine Tagle
Co-VP, Students Chapter
Anthony Wan
EVP, Ascend Vancouver
Jerry Wei
AVP, Sponsorship & Membership
Amy Xie
VP, Events

Ascend Officers Montreal

Amer Ateeque
Amer Ateeque
AVP of Sponsorship, Ascend Montreal
Alexander Chau
Alexander Chau
VP of Finance, Ascend Montreal
Karen Cheong
Karen Cheong
AVP of Operations, Ascend Montreal
Marie-Helene Philippeaux
Marie-Helene Philippeaux
VP of Events, Ascend Montreal
Nisreen Kapasi
Nisreen Kapasi
VP of Marketing and Communications, Ascend Montreal
Jean-Pierre Kourie
Jean-Pierre Kourie
VP of Membership, Ascend Montreal
Alelie Ocampo
Alelie Ocampo
VP Student Affairs, Ascend Montreal
Linojan Parameswaran
Linojan Parameswaran
VP of Sponsorships, Ascend Montreal
Usha Utchanah
Usha Utchanah
AVP of Marketing and Communications, Ascend Montreal
Yun Wang
Yun Wang
VP of Finance, Ascend Montreal
Steve Yan
Steve Yan
Strategic Advisor, Ascend Montreal