TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - TD Bank Group (TD) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Kepler to its Board of Directors. Mr. Kepler is currently Executive Vice President, Business Services; Chief Sustainability Officer; and Chief Information Officer for The Dow Chemical Company, and he also has oversight for Dow's Canadian region.
"We're very pleased to welcome David Kepler to our Board of Directors," said Brian Levitt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, TD. "We're confident that his extensive technology experience, senior executive background, and wide-ranging portfolio of responsibility at Dow, will translate to valuable contributions to our Board."
Mr. Kepler is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. He currently resides in Midland, Michigan.
The appointment of Mr. Kepler 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 over 22 million customers in four key businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Canada Trust and TD Auto Finance Canada; Wealth and Insurance, including TD Wealth, TD Direct Investing, 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 active online and mobile customers. TD had $862.5 billion in assets on October 31, 2013.The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.
SOURCE TD Bank Group