Branch Manager Biography
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John Scott

Branch Manager
John has been with ScotiaMcLeod for over 20 years. He is committed to partnering with current great advisors, helping them to be the best they can be, recruiting great experienced advisor teams and generally supporting, motivating and directing the branch to excellence. Let John and his team of experts create a financial plan for you.

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Investment Business Background

  • John was selected as Branch Manager of the Year in 2001, 2003 and 2006.
  • He was appointed a Director of ScotiaMcLeod in 2004.
  • John's been Branch Manager in North Toronto since July 2000 and has Managed at the firm since 1998.
  • He worked in the Head Office for 4 years in various roles including Co-Head of New Advisor Training, the Regional and National Sales Offices.
  • Licensed in 1988 John was an advisor in North Toronto until 1994.

    Management Style and Vision

    • Create a great business environment that is open, fair, respectful, collaborative, and has high standards.
    • Build the Branch with great teams that deliver outstanding service, have high quality and well diversified assets that generate at least $20 million in revenue.
    • “Support great people doing great business.”

    Life Background, Experiences and Accomplishments

    • John is married with 3 daughters and lives in central Toronto.
    • He was Chairman of the 1997 Special Olympics World Winter Games. These Games hosted 1600 athletes from 60 countries and was the largest sporting event in the world that year.
    • John has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya and travelled extensively.
    		  
    • John holds the Canadian and World Amateur Records (1992 & 1994) for swimming across Lake Ontario and has assisted several people to attempt and accomplish marathon swims.
    • John was awarded the ScotiaMcLeod’s Chairman’s Award in 1994 and the Humanitarian Award in 1991 and 1992.

     Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would come his way.