William Hatanaka is chairman and chief executive officer of TD Waterhouse Canada, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Bank Financial Group, "TDBFG") and group head, wealth management, for TDBFG. He has over 30 years experience in the financial services industry.
Prior to joining TDBFG in 2003, Hatanaka was a senior executive of the wealth management arm of the Royal Bank of Canada from 1996 to 2001, most recently serving as chief operating officer. He has also held senior executive positions at brokerage firms RBC Dominion Securities, Richardson Greenshields Ltd. and Midland Walwyn Capital.
Prior to his career in the financial services industry, Hatanaka played professional football in the Canadian Football League and was a member of the 1976 Ottawa Rough Riders Grey Cup Championship team. He is the former chairman of the board for the Investment Industry Association of Canada and is a member of the board of directors for the York University Foundation, currently co-chairing the University Capital Campaign. His is also a director of TD Asset Management Inc. and TD Asset Management USA Inc. (wholly-owned subsidiaries of TDBFG) and chairman of the diversity leadership council for TD Bank Financial Group.
Hatanaka holds a bachelor's degree, with Honours, in sociology and economics from York University and has completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.