Ian Arellano

Ian Arellano was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Scotiabank on January 2, 2018 with the responsibility of managing and overseeing Scotiabank’s legal affairs, the Corporate Governance Office, the Corporate Secretary’s Department, Corporate Security and Office of the Ombudsman. In September 2019, Ian’s mandate expanded to include oversight of Global Communications and Social Enterprise, Government Affairs, the Office of the CEO and Executive Support. Ian first joined Scotiabank on September 1, 2017 as Executive Vice President, Legal.

Prior to joining Scotiabank, Ian worked at Torys LLP where he was co-head of the firm’s International Initiative and a senior partner in its corporate transactions practice. During his time at Torys LLP, he advised Scotiabank on many transactions, including acquisition of a 51% stake in Banco Colpatria in Colombia, the acquisition of Citigroup’s retail and commercial banking assets in Panama and Costa Rica, and of the bank’s 51% stake in Cencosud’s S.A.’s financial services business in Chile.