William Onuwa DBA, FCII, ICD.D
Chief Audit Executive
RBC

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Mr. Onuwa is RBC’s Executive Vice President & Chief Audit Executive. In this role, he is responsible for the Internal Audit function and Office of the Ombudsman at RBC. Prior to this he was the Senior Vice President & Global Head of Wealth Management, Insurance and RBC Bank risk management groups. He is a member of the RBC Diversity Leadership Council. Before joining RBC, he held various executive leadership positions at General Electric (GE) in the UK and USA. In addition, he also lived and worked in Jamaica.

 

William recently served as the Chair of the Board of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation Board and as Chair of the Board of Yonge Street Mission in Toronto. He received the 2015 Transformation Award for Professional Excellence. Mr. Onuwa holds a Doctorate degree in Business Administration from the University of Surrey England, as well as other professional designations in finance and insurance management.