TORONTO, March 30, 2012 /CNW/ - TD Bank Group (TD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Colleen Goggins to its Board of Directors. Ms. Goggins is former Worldwide Chairman of the Consumer Group at Johnson & Johnson, where she held several senior appointments and was also a member of its Executive Committee from 2001 to 2011.
From 2006 to 2009, Ms. Goggins was named one of Fortune magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business.
"We're delighted to add Colleen to our Board of Directors," said Brian Levitt, Chairman of the Board, TD. "Colleen's senior executive and global brand management experience will enable her to be a real contributor to our Board."
Ms. Goggins is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and currently resides in New Jersey.
The appointment of Ms. Goggins brings the total number of directors to 15.
About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves approximately 21.5 million customers in four key businesses operating in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Canada Trust and TD Auto Finance Canada; Wealth and Insurance, including TD Waterhouse, an investment in TD Ameritrade, and TD Insurance; U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, and TD Auto Finance U.S.; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services firms, with approximately 8 million online customers. TD had CDN$774 billion in assets on January 31, 2012.The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.