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Yale Loh 2

Endorsed

Yale Loh is the Treasurer for The University of British Columbia. Yale is responsible for overseeing treasury and strategic financial planning and analysis functions for all UBC campuses and locations. This includes responsibility for cash and debt management and business contract management, as well as the strategic direction and leadership support of financial liquidity, capital project financial analysis, corporate borrowing, cash management, financial projects management, tax, leases, payment card industry compliance, and revenue accounting.

Yale also oversees UBC’s $2.8 billion endowment, and led the development of UBC’s responsible investing framework, which includes a commitment to divest of fossil fuel investments and achieve a 45% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, together with the publication of UBC’s first Task Force for Climate Related Financial Disclosure report.

Yale has over 30 years of capital markets and corporate experience. He joined UBC from Aritzia, where he served as Treasurer and previously held progressively senior roles with Finning International, Capital Power Corporation, and BC Hydro.

Yale is an active member of the community and was previously a member of the Blueshore Financial Credit Union Board of Directors. Additionally, Yale was previously also a member of the Finance Committee at West Point Grey academy, on the Board at Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, a member of the United Way of Lower Mainland cabinet, and a coach with various community youth sports teams.

Yale is a commerce graduate from UBC and earned his Masters in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Yale also holds his Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Professional Accountant designations.

Yale’s knowledge of board governance as well as treasury operations and payments positions him as a strong candidate for this Board of Directors opportunity. Yale is excited by this opportunity at Central 1 because it combines his credit union board and leadership experience as well as his functional financial skillsets.

Areas of Expertise: Canadian Payments Experience | Audit, Finance, Tax and/or Accounting Experience including Public Company Financial Reporting | M&A, Integration and Consolidation Experience | Strategy and Strategic Planning Experience | ICD Designation | CFA/CPA Designation

Professional Experience:

  • Interim Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer, The University of British Columbia, November 2022 –
    March 2023
  • Treasurer, The University of British Columbia, March 2019 – Present
  • Treasurer, Aritzia Inc., December 2015 – December 2018
  • Assistant Treasurer, Finning International, July 2013 – November 2015
  • Vice President & Treasurer, Capital Power Corporation, February 2011 – April 2013
  • Treasurer, BC Hydro & Power Authority, 2006 – 2011
  • Assistant Treasurer, BC Hydro & Power Authority, 2004 – 2006
  • Manager, Cash & Liability Management, BC Hydro & Power Authority, 1999 – 2004
  • Senior Manager, Treasury Management, Citizens Bank of Canada, 1997 – 1999
  • Trader, Spot Foreign Exchange, J.P. Morgan, 1995 – 1997
  • Trader, Foreign Exchange & Money Market, Bank of Nova Scotia, 1991 – 1994
  • Staff Accountant, Cymbolic Sciences International, 1990 – 1991

Board Experience:

  • Blueshore Financial Credit Union, Director, Board of Directors, April 2023 – December 2024
  • Blueshore Financial Credit Union, Member of the Investment & Loan
  • Blueshore Financial Credit Union, Member of the Governance & Conduct Review Committees
  • UBC Investment Management, Director, Board of Directors, November 2022 – Present
  • UBC Investment Management, Member of the Investment Committee
  • UBC Investment Management, Member of the Risk & Audit Committee
  • UBC Staff Pension Plan, Board Member, Staff Pension Plan Board, June 2019 – Present
  • UBC Staff Pension Plan, Chair, Audit Committee
  • UBC Staff Pension Plan, Member, Sustainable Investing Committee
  • Board of Directors of UBC Properties Trust, Past member
  • United Way of the Lower Mainland Campaign Cabinet
  • West Point Grey Academy, Finance Committee of the Board
  • Association of Financial Professionals of Canada, Board of Directors
  • Greater Vancouver Big Brothers Foundation, Board of Directors