Leadership

Christian Exshaw is Deputy Head of CIBC Capital Markets, leading Global Markets, and Corporate and Investment Banking at CIBC. He is a member of the Capital Markets Executive Committee.

Since joining CIBC in 2008, Christian has held progressively senior roles across CIBC’s Capital Markets groups, most recently leading Global Markets and Direct Financial Services. Prior to CIBC, he was Managing Director at Merrill Lynch in London, responsible for sales and structuring. Before joining Merrill Lynch, Christian was Managing Director at Dresdner Kleinwort in London where he held a number of senior positions across Global Markets. He began his career in capital markets as an options trader and structurer.

Christian has a longstanding commitment to giving back to the community. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Capitalize for Kids. From 2012 to 2014, Christian acted as Chair of the Capital Markets United Way Campaign, and most recently served on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada from 2016 to 2022.

Christian holds a Master of Science in Risk Management and Financial Instruments, and a Master of Finance from the Institut d’Administration des Entreprises in France.