Founder Profile
William McMaster
Last reviewed: November 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is William McMaster?
William McMaster is a founder of CIBC, which was founded in 1961 with Henry Stark Howland.
- Company founded
- CIBC
- Founded
- 1961
- Co-founders
- Henry Stark Howland
Founding Story
William McMaster was an Irish-born Canadian merchant, financier, and statesman who founded the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Toronto in 1867. A prominent senator and philanthropist, McMaster was a major benefactor of McMaster University, which is named in his honor.
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