Georgina Villeneuve
Vice President- Trust Services
- Peace Hills Trust Company
Professional Information
Georgina
Villeneuve
Vice President- Trust Services
Peace Hills Trust Company
Banking
Education, Honors & Awards
The University of Calgary
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance- The University of CalgaryUniversity of ReginaUniversity of ReginaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General
(1979)
University of Regina
Masters Business Administration
(2004)
Personal Information
Canada
Alberta
NW Edmonton
Travel; Reading; Hiking
16-20 Years
First NationTrusts, Taxation, Legal
Peace Hills Trust provides trust services from its corporate office located in Edmonton, Alberta. Georgina Villeneuve, Vice President – Trust Services, is responsible for the overall management of the trust book and is the lead due to her experience in First Nation trust issues, administration and taxation.
Georgina brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the administration and settlement of First Nation trusts. She has over 18 years of experience in the trust industry and has been administering First Nation trusts exclusively for over 16 years.
Georgina has been a key partner in the design and implementation of over 20 First Nation trusts. In the past year alone, she has worked with 5 First Nations on the design and implementation of their trusts. In addition to these accomplishments, Georgina takes great pride in the fact that she was instrumental in successfully amending 12 trusts so far in her career.
Since joining Peace Hills Trust, trust assets under management have grown from $189 million to over $727 million and in Fiscal Year 2016 the assets are expected to top $1.2 billion. Peace Hills attributes the success of the trust department to Georgina’s strong commitment to client service.
Georgina is a sought after and respected speaker and has presented at the following events in the past three years:
• Vancouver Law Society Challenges Associated with Administration of Trusts
• Trust & Investment Workshop - Getting your Trust Up and Running
• Trust & Investment Workshop - Effective Budgeting for Trusts
• CANDO – Sustainable Economic Development through Trusts
• PBLI – A Predictable Review of Sample Causes in all Types of Trusts
• Trust & Investment Workshop – Amending Trust & Trust Basics
• First Nations Councillors Conference – Trust Models
• PBLI – Conflicts & Adaptable Trusts
• CANDO – Leveraging Income for Economic Development
• Trust & Investment Workshop – Trust Basics, Conflicts, Business Trusts
• CANDO – The age of Forced Relationships
• NATOA – Fiduciary Duty
• CANDO/NATOA – Trust Basics
• CLEBC – First Nations Wealth management
• NATOA – Trust Structures
• NATOA – Trust Structures for IBA’s
Over the past four years Georgina has volunteered with the National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association (NATOA) to design and write their next three levels of curriculum.
Georgina earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary and an MBA from the University of Regina. She obtained her MTI (Member Trust Institute) designation through the Institute of Canadian Bankers. She is currently a member of the Estate Planning Council of Edmonton, NATOA, CANDO and AFOA.
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Accounting; Executive Management; Business Analysis; Wealth Management; Public Speaking; Estate Planning; Finance Analysis; Trusts; Estate Planning; Trust Services