Tim Samis
SVP, Real Estate Finance, Commercial Banking, CIBC
Tim is Senior Vice President and Head, Real Estate Finance (Canada), responsible for the bank’s commercial, corporate and commercial mortgage real estate lending platforms across Canada. Tim transitioned into this role in June 2024, and prior to that led the Leveraged Finance Group, a specialized lending team within Commercial Banking focused on supporting Private Equity relationships with acquisition and fund financing. Tim joined CIBC in 2010 after spending 5+ years with KPMG’s Transaction Advisory team.