Name John Webster | ||
Education McGill University, Wilfrid Laurier University | ||
John Phillip Webster is a Canadian bank executive The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), serving as President & CEO of the Scotia Mortgage Authority. The Scotia Mortgage Authority are the number 1 provider of retail mortgages in Canada. He formerly served as the President & CEO of Maple Trust, who were acquired by Scotiabank in 2006.
Life
John was born in Drummondvile, Quebec, although he grew up in Perth, Ontario. He attending Wilfrid Laurier University, a member of the 1978 Yates Cup team, and went on to study law at McGill University.
Webster is active in the Liberal Party, and was a key strategist for the Paul Martin leadership campaign, credited as one of three main Martin advisers to internally topple the Chrétien regime in 2003. He served as one of three National Campaign Co-Chairs in the 2004 Federal Election, as a chief strategist for Prime Minister Martin. Prior to supporting Martin, Webster served as campaign director for both former Prime Minister John Turner and former Ontario Premier David Peterson. Most recently, Webster was a supporter of former Ontario Premier Bob Rae's Liberal leadership bid.
Webster received his Undergraduate diploma from the Wilfrid Laurier University, his LLB from McGill University.