Team
Team
CIBC Innovation Banking Team
CIBC Innovation Banking is a client-focused team that is dedicated to help entrepreneurs and their investors achieve their ambitions each and every day. Our specialized team has experience working with hundreds of venture backed technology and life science firms across North America, United Kingdom and select European countries throughout various stages of their growth. It’s their passion that inspires our team to help them realize their potential by providing timely growth capital and advice.
Canada
Montreal, QC
Eric Laflamme
Managing Director
Toronto, ON
Adam Weiers
Director
Amy Olah
Managing Director and Head of Canada Originations
Mark Usher
Executive Managing Director
Paul McKinlay
Vice-President and Head of US Originations
Robert Rosen
Managing Director
Vancouver, BC
Joe Timlin
Managing Director
UK
London
Branch Office
Sean Duffy
Managing Director, UK & Europe
USA
Durham, NC
Representative Office
Dara Keatts
Director
Walt Sparks
Executive Director
Seattle, WA
Representative Office
John Flemming
Managing Director
Atlanta, GA
Representative Office
Andrew Kirk
Managing Director, Southeast Region Lead
Austin, TX
Representative Office
Jonathan Schupack
Executive Director & Market Lead
Boston, MA
Representative Office
Andrew Phillips
Managing Director
Joe Hammer
Co-Head North America Life Science and Healthcare
Denver, CO
Representative Office
Ron Singh
Managing Director
Menlo Park, CA
Representative Office
Jeff Chapman
Head of North America Life Sciences
Sean Thompson
Managing Director & Market Lead
Youssef Kabbani
Director
New York, NY
Representative Office
Ben Shephard
Executive Director
Caroline Tkatschow
Executive Director
Tej Sahi
Managing Director
Reston, VA
Representative Office
Paul Gibson
Managing Director and Region Head
Chicago, IL
Representative Office
Andrew Schwartz
Managing Director & Market Lead
Jeremy Epstein
Managing Director & Market Lead
