John William Braive

Mr. John W.
Braive is a Vice-Chairman at CIBC Asset Management, Inc. He joined the firm in 1983 as the founding partner of the firm’s Toronto office.
He has been responsible for the management of the firm’s fixed income assets for 20 years.
He was instrumental in building CIBC Asset Management into one of the pre-eminent investment management firms in Canada.
Among his many accomplishments, he developed the first index bond fund in Canada and introduced new quantitative and high yield fixed income products at the firm.
He also contributed to the growth of the firm’s assets by taking a leading role in the marketing and servicing of CIBC Asset Management’s products.
In addition to his role as Vice-Chairman, he is a member of the global fixed income team, the investment and strategy committees, and the Board of Directors.
He is also a director of the Investment Counsel Association of Canada.
Prior to his current role, he was Chairman and CEO of the firm’s institutional division (1998-2001).
Before joining CIBC Asset Management, he worked at Royal Trust (1971-1982), holding various positions, including Senior Portfolio Manager, Assistant Vice-President, Fixed Income, Manager of Trading and Senior Trader.