CANADA
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Meet the women who are giving back and paying it forward as the dedicated Committee members responsible for managing the Women in Payments Canada Awards.
KIM SALTI
Director, Business Payments
Scotiabank
KIM SALTI
Kim leads an amazing team as the Director of Business Payments at Scotiabank, who address customer payments needs.
She has been at Scotiabank for 16 years, initially starting as a Manager in Proposal Writing then moving into various other Sr. Manager roles in the product group (New Product Development, Operating Accounts, SCO and Project Management Office).
CAROLYN ANDERSON
Senior Vice President, Digital Distribution
Elavon
CAROLYN ANDERSON
As leader of the Elavon Digital Distribution teams, Carolyn is responsible for North American sales growth, through digitally-driven merchant acquisition strategies and customer retention and expansion programs. Previously, Carolyn led the Canadian tele-sales and customer account management teams at Elavon Canada.
Prior to joining Elavon, Carolyn held senior roles with multiple Canadian technology companies, responsible for sales, marketing and communications functions.
SHAUNA ARCHIBALD
Executive Director, Client Delivery
JP Morgan & Chase Co
SHAUNA ARCHIBALD
Shauna is Head of Client Delivery for Chase Merchant Services Canada. Her experience in the payments industry spans over 20 years having served on the merchant acquiring and card issuing sides of the industry.
She champions diversity and inclusion at JPMorgan Chase Canada in her roles as Executive Sponsor of Women On The Move and Co-Chair of the Black Organization for Leadership Development. Shauna is also a Certified ScrumMaster®.
MICHELLE BEYO
Founder
FinAvator
MICHELLE BEYO
Michelle Beyo is the CEO and Founder of FINAVATOR, an award-winning future of finance consultancy. She is also a TEDx Speaker, WEDO United Nations speaker, Money 20/20 Rise Up alumni, board advisor to Open Banking Expo and the President and a Board Member at the Open Finance Network of Canada (OFNC). With over 20 years of extensive industry experience, Michelle started FINAVATOR as she is passionate about payments and financial inclusion. She has helped to drive innovation across the retail and payments space.
JO CANNING
Principal
EMA Partners International
JO CANNING
Jo is a Principal in the Toronto office of EMA Partners International, and has been in the search industry for thirteen years. She leads intermediate and senior searches for a number of financial, technology and consumer services clients in North America and in Europe.
She continues to meet the needs of a constantly changing market, and highly respected for her expertise in identifying strong talent.
LORNA GODIN
Senior Director of Enterprise Payments
CIBC
LORNA GODIN
Lorna is a Senior Director on the Enterprise Payments team at CIBC. Her responsibilities include the forward strategy, initiative delivery and ongoing oversight for critical applications that support the processing of everyday payments.
With a passion for providing best-in-class experiences to clients, her favourite role is bringing brilliant people together to solve tough problems. Lorna also feels privileged to help select some of Canada’s exemplary contributors to the payments ecosystem.
LILI IBARRA
VP LFO & CFO
Amex Bank of Canada
LILI IBARRA
Appointed in May of 2016, Lili is the CFO of Amex Bank of Canada and Lead Financial Officer of Consumer Services.
As CFO, she sits across several committees of the Bank and interacts regularly with the Board of Directors as well as Bank Regulators. She leads the Finance Leadership Team and is a member of the Canadian Executive Team where she drives the financial oversight and investment decision making.
SRISHTI JAIN ANDREASEN
Sales Executive Head of Canada
RS Software
SRISHTI JAIN ANDREASEN
SHELLEY MCMANUS
Director, Enterprise Payments Industry Affairs
RBC
SHELLEY MCMANUS
Shelley McManus is a Director of Industry Affairs in the Enterprise Payments team at RBC. In this role, Shelley is the subject matter expert within RBC on all things related to Payments Canada – from governance to policy and rules. Working in collaboration with other members of the team, she also identifies and manages risks and issues within the Payments Canada portfolio.
SHAWNA MILLER
Canada
Mastercard
SHAWNA MILLER
Shawna leads the Consumer Marketing, Sponsorships, Product & Partner Marketing, and Communications disciplines for Mastercard in Canada. Her focus is on driving brand leadership through breakthrough campaigns, innovative thought leadership and solutions, and strong partner relationships.
She is an active member of the Canadian Leadership Team, and Executive Sponsor of the Mastercard Women’s Leadership Network Toronto Chapter.
VICTORIA PATTERSON
Director, Global Solution Sales
Citi
VICTORIA PATTERSON
Victoria Patterson is a senior multi-lingual treasury and trade professional with over 18 years of experience managing Citi Canada's top Corporate relationships. This experience is augmented with over 15 years’ experience in capital markets specifically in fixed income with both Citibank and ABN Ambro. Victoria has demonstrated expertise in building effective client relationships and several industry specializations such as industrial and consumer names.
KASHMERA SELF
KASHMERA SELF
Kashmera Self is an industry recognized, forward looking fintech executive with 20+ years of experience in corporate strategy, innovation, and product commercialization. She has a successful track record leading private/public sector stakeholder relations in emerging trends and technologies with a purpose-driven approach to innovating for social good through digital transformation.