National Bank has announced the winners of the Women in Financial Markets Internship Program for 2019.

They are: Alysaa Co, Honors Business Administration, Ivey Business School, Western University; Véronique Dagenais, Master of Applied Financial Economics, HEC Montréal; Melissa Khirdine, Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance), HEC Montréal; Koralie Levac-Séguin, Master of Finance, HEC Montréal; Shivani Pradhan, Honors Business Administration, Ivey Business School, Western University and Jordan Shema, Master of Financial Economics, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

At a reception given in their honour, Denis Girouard and Laurent Ferreira – the bank’s Executive Vice-Presidents and Co-Heads, Financial Markets – presented each of the winners with a $5,000 prize. They also received offers to start their careers in the bank’s Financial Markets sector.

"For the past 10 years, we've been giving talented young women the opportunity to start their careers off on the right foot. Our goal is to nurture their passion and support them in this pivotal moment in their professional lives. In fact, many past years' winners are still with us today!" said Laurent Ferreira, Executive Vice President and Co-Head – Financial Markets at National Bank.