The Board of Directors for the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) has announced the appointment of Harold Geller as its new Chair for its independent Consumer and Investor Advisory Council (CIAC).
He replaces Wanda Morris as the Chair of the CIAC following her appointment to the OBSI Board of Directors as a designated Consumer Interest Director.
Geller is a lawyer who represents investors and insureds with claims against financial advisors, MFDA and IIROC representatives, insurance salespeople and their firms.
He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association Elder Law Committee's Executive, the Ontario Bar Association Insurance Law Committee's Executive and the Actuarial Profession Oversight Board. Geller has been a member of the CIAC since 2018.