Bernard Dorval

Biography

Bernard Dorval formerly served as Group Head of Business Banking, Insurance & Global Development at TD Bank Financial Group as well as Deputy Chair of TD Canada Trust. Over his tenure, he was responsible for most of the businesses and support areas of TD and Canada Trust successively leading Insurance, Investments and Trusts, Personal Lending, all Retail Banking products, Business Banking, Corporate Strategy and Global Development. Prior to that, Mr. Dorval served in a variety of management and Executive roles at Laurentian Group, eventually leading to his last appointment as CEO of the Life Insurance sector In 1994. With a history of internal and external corporate board experience, Mr. Dorval currently serves as a member of the Board and Audit Committee of Rona Inc., as well as guest director on the board of Positron Access Solutions. Until recently, he was Chair of the Board of TD Insurance (Canada) and Chair of the Retirement Investment Committee of TD Bank Financial Group. An actuary by background, Mr. Dorval graduated from Quebec City’s Laval University in 1973 and became a Fellow Actuary in 1979. Over the years, he was recognised as “Young businessman of the year” by Montreal’s Junior Chamber of Commerce, seven times as a “top 25” by Finance and Investment, and is the recipient of the “School’s Medal of Glory” from his alma mater, Laval University. Mr. Dorval has been the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Verlyx Pharma since 2013.

Research Interest

Insurance, Investments and Trusts, Personal Lending, all Retail Banking products, Business Banking, Corporate Strategy and Global Development.