EQB announced the departure concurrent with its first-quarter fiscal results
The challenger bank said it would announce a new CFO “in due course” and David Wilkes, vice president and head of finance, will “continue to lead key roles and responsibilities within the finance function.”
Westlake spent 18 years at Bank of Nova Scotia and held several senior finance roles before joining EQB in 2020. The bank has been among the top performing Canadian financial stocks in recent years.