Robert Bennett Vice President, Manitoba & Saskatchewan Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Nationals Division
The Nationals Division includes organizations whose head office is located outside of Winnipeg, and decisions, especially regarding corporate giving, are not made locally. In 2007, the Nationals Division raised $1,754,100.

Rob Bennett is CIBC Retail Distribution’s Vice President for the Manitoba and Saskatchewan Market. He is responsible for 6 districts, which includes 112 Retail Branches, CIBC’s Imperial Service, CIBC Small Business including Aboriginal and Agricultural Banking in the two provinces. Rob has been in the banking industry for 16 years, the past 13 years with CIBC.

In our community, Rob sits on the board of directors for Marymound Inc where he is a member of the programming committee. He is a member of the Associates of the Asper School of Business and the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Rob is a member of the 2008 Winnipeg United Way Campaign Cabinet where he holds a position of Chair of the Nationals Division. This division is responsible to oversee the employee, the leadership and corporate United Way campaigns for larger companies who do not hold a head office here in Winnipeg.