Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has appointed Tiff Macklem, the former senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, to take over the top job at the central bank. Macklem is currently the dean of the Rotman School of Management in Toronto but had spent decades with the Bank of Canada before starting that appointment.
Father was CFO of Birks
Tiff Macklem, 59, was born in Montreal where his father was Chief Financial Officer of Birks. Macklem and his wife Rosemary have three children. He began his career at the bank in 1984 and was widely expected to win the contest for bank governor in 2013 but was beaten out by Stephen Poloz, who was then CEO of Export Development Canada. Poloz’s term ends June 2. Wikipedia BNNBloomberg
