Bob (Bohdan) Leshchyshen
BA, MBA, CFA

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Canadian Credit Unions

Analysis of the Credit Union System

About Bob (Bohdan) Leshchyshen

Bob (Bohdan) Leshchyshen's analytical career has spanned more than 30 years with particular emphasis on the financial services sector and special situations.

His chartered bank and credit union regulatory experience includes senior positions with the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO) and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Federal regulator).

He has extensive research and analytical experience with several prominent equity research and credit-rating organizations, including Independent Equity Research (eResearch), Northern Securities, St. James Securities, Dominion Bond Rating Service, PPM Fund Mangers (Canada), a unit of Prudential Life Insurance Company, and McNeil Mantha.

Bob's Credit Union experience includes over fifteen years as a Director of Buduchnist Credit Union. He served six years a Director of Selient Inc., a public company providing lending software to credit unions in Canada. Recently, he completed a three term as a Director of Northwest & Ethical Investments LLP (formerly The Ethical Funds Inc.), a mutual fund company owned by the Credit Union Centrals in Canada and the Desjardins Movement in Quebec.

He presently holds the position of Director of Corporate Development with CHF Investor Relations.

He has a BA from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the University of Toronto - Faculty of Management Studies (Rotman School of Management) and holds a CFA designation (Chartered Financial Analyst) from the CFA Institute.