Equitable Group and its wholly owned subsidiary Equitable Bank announced the appointment of Diane Giard and Yongah Kim to its Board of Directors. Ms. Giard is the former Executive Vice-President of National Bank and Senior Vice-President of Scotiabank. Diane has broad experience across all elements of commercial and personal banking, as well as in risk management. She lives in Quebec and is a director of both Bombardier Inc. and TFI International Inc. Ms. Kim is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotman School of Management. Previously, Yongah was a Senior Partner with McKinsey & Company, in Canada and Korea. Her main areas of focus include strategic change and implementation with an emphasis on digital transformations. She relocated from Seoul to Toronto in 2015 and is Vice- Chair of the Board of the Hospital for Sick Children. Both positions are effective December 9, 2020.