As CEO, Paul Vaillancourt will be responsible for pursuing the development of CWM Group’s wealth management activities in Canada. He will also retain his functions as chief investment officer, a role he has occupied since 2010.

Vaillancourt started his career with Royal Bank of Canada in 1990 in Toronto, then in Montreal and Calgary. In 2002, he joined Franklin Templeton Investments, where he became senior vice president and director of Portfolio Strategy, helping manage approximately C$30 billion in assets under management.

He joined CWM Group in 2010 as chief investment officer, in charge of asset allocation strategy, equity selection and portfolio management.

Based in Calgary, CWM Group employs 30 staff. It has had a strong recognized expertise in investment and wealth management in Canada for almost 30 years.