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RNS Number : 6243T

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

08 December 2011

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CIBC

2011 Annual Report

Strong fundamentals in a changing world

CIBC is a leading Canadian-based global financial institution with a market capitalization of $30.1 billion and a Tier 1 capital ratio of 14.7%. Through our three major businesses - Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Wholesale Banking - we provide a full range of financial products and services to 11 million individual, small business, commercial, corporate and institutional clients in Canada and around the world.

We invest in our businesses, our clients, our people and our communities to deliver consistent and sustainable earnings to our shareholders.

Our First Principle and Strategic Imperative CIBC's first principle is to be a lower risk bank. As a lower risk bank, CIBC targets value creation for stakeholders by delivering on its strategic imperative of consistent and sustainable earnings over the long term.

Our Strategic Priorities

   --     Cultivating deeper relationships with our clients across our businesses 
   --     Focusing on value for our clients through understanding their needs 
   --     Competing in businesses where we can leverage our expertise to add differentiated value 

-- Pursuing risk-controlled growth in Canada and internationally where our expertise can be exported

   --     Continuously investing in our client base, people, and infrastructure 

CIBC delivers consistent sustainable earnings to shareholders

2011 Performance

CIBC reported another year of progress and performance in 2011. Our actions over the past year have aligned with our strategic imperative to deliver consistent and sustainable earnings and have strengthened CIBC for the long term.

We underpinned our progress with strong fundamentals in capital strength, competitive productivity and sound risk management.

Our progress against our objectives is profiled on pages 8 and 9.

Each of our core businesses saw significant achievement over the course of the year, which is outlined in the business unit summaries beginning on page 12.

Our clients

   --   Named "Best in Mobile Banking - Consumer Internet Banks - Global" by Global Finance magazine 
   --   Launched new CIBC Mobile Brokerage App and CIBC Home Advisor App - both firsts in Canada 
   --   Became largest dual issuer of Visa and MasterCard credit cards in Canada 
   --   Introduced new CIBC MasterCard credit cards 
   --   Introduced a new competitive pricing offer in CIBC Investor's Edge 
   --   #1 on the TSX in trading (volume and value) 
   --   #1 in customer satisfaction for President's Choice Financial, our joint venture with Loblaw 

25.6% Earnings growth at CIBC was up $627 million year-over-year, a more than 25% increase

Our employees

   --   Increased our Employee Commitment Index for the sixth consecutive year 
   --   Selected as one of Canada's Best Employers for New Canadians for the fourth consecutive year 
   --   Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers 
   --   Named one of Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures 
   --   Invested approximately $58 million in the training and development of our people 

Our communities

   --   Invested more than $35 million to support communities across Canada 

-- Marked the 15(th) anniversary of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure with more than $30 million raised

-- Raised $4.1 million on CIBC Miracle Day in December 2010 to support children's charities throughout 2011

   --   Contributed more than $7.9 million to the 2010 United Way campaign 
   --   Named Canada's top fundraising team for the 2010 Movember campaign 

Creating value for our shareholders

CIBC seeks to create value for our shareholders by generating consistent and sustainable earnings while achieving strategic growth.

To do so, we are investing in our core businesses, maintaining a lower risk discipline aligned with our strategy, and underpinning our activities with industry-leading fundamentals.

This focus has served our stakeholders well.

We hold a position of strength; we are confident in our future and we continue to grow CIBC as part of our commitment to focus on what matters.

We are investing in our clients, our employees, and our communities, and we will further strengthen our franchise to drive returns and create long-term value for our shareholders.

 
 
Table of Contents 
  2  Chief Executive Officer's letter 
  4  Chair of the Board's letter 
  6  Governance 
  7  Performance against objectives 
 11  Senior management 
 13  Retail and Business Banking 
 17  Wealth Management 
 22  Wholesale Banking 
 26  Corporate responsibility 
 28  Management's discussion and analysis 
126  Consolidated financial statements 
253  Shareholder and other information 
 

Message from the President and Chief Executive Officer

Gerald T. McCaughey

Strong fundamentals in a changing world

CIBC reported another year of progress and performance in 2011, against a backdrop of market volatility, slowing global economic expansion and continued change within the financial services industry.

CIBC's strategic imperative is to deliver consistent, sustainable earnings over the long term. That imperative continues to guide our activities, whether enhancing our existing operations, considering future growth opportunities, or adhering to our risk profile.

CIBC achieved solid results across our businesses in 2011; our capital position remains among the best of any bank globally and we introduced a broad range of initiatives focused on enhancing the value we provide our clients.

CIBC reported net income of $3.1 billion or $7.39(1) per share on a cash basis, compared with $2.5 billion and $5.95(1) a year ago. Revenues rose to $12.2 billion from $12.1 billion and return on equity was once again strong at 21.3%.

CIBC's earnings strength enabled us to increase our quarterly dividend to 90 cents effective October 2011, while further improving our capital ratios and making broad investments in our network and people.

Strengthening our businesses

Our three business units - Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Wholesale Banking - all took significant steps during the year to strengthen our businesses and increase the value we provide to our 11 million clients.

Retail and Business Banking reported net income of $2.1 billion in 2011, up from $1.8 billion in 2010.

In Retail and Business Banking, we built and renovated more branches, extended our branch operating hours, launched new products like our family of MasterCard credit cards and reinforced our leadership position in mobile banking with our home advisor and stock trading Apps.

Wealth Management, which is reporting as a separate business this year, had net income of $279 million in 2011, up from $225 million in 2010. The team delivered record long-term net sales in 2011 and market-leading performance.

Despite volatility and uncertainty in global equity markets, Wholesale Banking continued to deliver consistent and risk-controlled performance during the year, reporting net income of $565 million, compared with $342 million in 2010.

In Wholesale Banking, we maintained strong market positions in our long-established and successful investment banking, underwriting and mergers and acquisition businesses, while seeking further growth in corporate lending, foreign exchange and infrastructure finance.

(1) For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section of the MD&A.

CIBC has achieved important progress during a period of significant change within the worldwide financial services industry.

Strategic investments in growth and brand

While reinforcing our core businesses, we have also continued to identify strategic options for growth. In August, we concluded our fourth strategic investment in 18 months with the purchase of a 41% equity interest in American Century Investments of Kansas City. This is a leading U.S. asset management company that will enable CIBC to offer clients additional investment opportunities through its existing equity and fixed income capabilities. It will also provide an additional platform for growth internationally in a sector that has attractive demographic and risk characteristics.

More broadly, we took further steps to build our brand in the marketplace through focused advertising and sponsorships. As the presenting sponsor of the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards, we engaged South Asian clients and brought "Bollywood" to life for Canadians across the country. CIBC was also recently selected as lead sponsor of the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games taking place in Canada, which will enhance our profile with clients, employees and the community.

CIBC has strong fundamentals

We accomplished all this while ensuring the bank has strong fundamentals in terms of capital, expenses and risk management.

CIBC's balance sheet and capital position are very strong. At the end of fiscal 2011, CIBC's Tier 1 capital ratio rose to 14.7% and Tangible Common Equity to 11.4%.

When measured using the Basel III regulatory standards, which will not be fully implemented until 2019, CIBC's pro-forma common equity ratio of 8.1% already exceeds the required minimum level of 7%.

In the areas of efficiency and risk, CIBC maintained our non-interest expense to revenue ratio at our objective of industry median. Loan losses declined to $841 million, supported by effective risk management across our businesses.

While our world is changing, CIBC's objective to provide value to those who rely on us - our clients, our employees, our communities and our shareholders - remains core to our future.

That focus, combined with our strong capital base, growing businesses and clear view of the way forward, gives us confidence as we enter 2012.

As always, our employees continue to be at the foundation of our success. Their dedication and commitment have brought us to the position we find ourselves in today and I would like to thank them for their contribution during 2011.

Gerald T. McCaughey

President and Chief Executive Officer

21.3%

Return on Equity was the highest among the Canadian banks and up 10% year-over-year.

CIBC continued its leadership in mobile banking innovation for clients by being the first bank in Canada to bring a mobile trading App to investors.

14.7%

Our industry-leading Tier 1 capital ratio is among the highest of the global banks.

Chair of the Board's letter

Charles Sirois

Another dynamic year in global financial services

CIBC achieved solid results for all of our shareholders, clients, employees and the communities we serve, in what was another dynamic year in global financial markets.

In this changing environment, your Board has been steadfast in its commitment to maintaining strong governance principles.

Over the last year, the Board continued its focus on enhancing CIBC's governance systems, Board renewal, Board effectiveness and risk management oversight. We also focused on furthering our stakeholder engagement framework, talent management and executive compensation philosophy. Our best-in-class corporate governance standards were recognized in 2011 by GMI, the leading independent provider of global corporate governance risk ratings and research, which placed CIBC in the top 1% of companies rated.

Stakeholder engagement - a key part of our investor relations program

Maintaining an ongoing dialogue with our investors is a priority of your Board. Our stakeholder engagement framework ensures that the Board is current on the views of our stakeholders. Our formalized process and enhanced focus in this area have allowed us to be more proactive. Our emphasis on effective stakeholder engagement extends beyond the meetings we have with investors to our overall communication strategy.

Over the course of 2011, I had the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a number of CIBC shareholders who collectively represent more than 22% of CIBC's outstanding shares.

Strategy and risk - a Board enriched process

Corporate strategy, and its successful execution, is a key determinant of shareholder value. Although strategy is management's responsibility, the Board has been very active over the last year with management in participating in CIBC's ongoing strategic planning process. Together with management, we have focused on specific strategic themes, including domestic and international growth, as well as the strategic management of cost, risk and talent.

Our experienced directors bring an independent, balanced and value-added perspective to this process. In addition, your Board has been actively engaged in educational sessions focused on understanding the impact of the changing environment on themes that are critical to CIBC's strategy.

As part of CIBC's financial and strategic planning process, the Board's Risk Management Committee continues to refine CIBC's risk appetite to maintain a strong alignment between risk and business strategy. The refinements reflect CIBC's goal to be a lower-risk Canadian bank with a view to strategically grow in select businesses where our competitive capabilities and market opportunities align.

Our risk appetite statement is an important guiding principle in support of our risk culture at CIBC and is aligned with our strategic imperative of consistent and sustainable performance. Our strong foundation of corporate governance enables us to operate in a manner that prudently assesses and mitigates risk while supporting business innovation or growth.

Executive compensation and talent management

CIBC has further developed its talent management strategy with the support of the Management Resources and Compensation Committee. This strategy focuses on understanding the impact of our business strategy on talent demands, furthering leadership development and enhancing succession planning for critical roles, as well as employees at all levels.

Executive compensation continues to be a key area of focus with the objective of aligning CIBC's executive compensation program with CIBC's strategy and emerging best practices in the marketplace. The redesign of our senior executive team compensation program in 2009 and 2010 impacted a broader executive population and expanded the use of performance vesting criteria and equity deferrals. These details are well described in CIBC's 2012 Management Proxy Circular that will be available in March. Our advancements in the area of executive compensation have been widely recognized by our shareholders.

Looking forward

In summary, 2011 was a successful year for your Board and CIBC. Our confidence in CIBC's strong position and positive future outlook was underscored by the decision to increase the quarterly dividend to shareholders last October.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to recognize Gerry and his senior management team for their continued strong leadership and for the critical role they play in ensuring that the bank's strong governance culture is reflected in our business strategies and priorities. The senior executive team, along with the dedication and efforts of our more than 42,000 employees, is critical to our progress.

I would also like to extend my appreciation to Bob Steacy who will be retiring from the Board at our upcoming Annual Shareholder Meeting. In addition, I am grateful to all Board members for their leadership and active engagement in the achievements of CIBC over the last year.

Charles Sirois

Chair of the Board

Governance

We believe long-term success requires effective governance. CIBC's Board and management have maintained a longstanding commitment to strong governance principles, fostering a philosophy of transparency and engagement and demonstrating leadership in governance best practices.

Guided by an independent and experienced Board

At the core of our commitment to governance is an independent, experienced Board of Directors that cultivates a culture of integrity and accountability. To ensure we preserve the appropriate complement of Board skills, qualifications and competencies to effectively address CIBC's evolving needs, we assess directors' skills and the Board's performance every year.

The responsibility of the Board is to oversee the management of the business and affairs of CIBC. As part of this supervisory duty, the Board utilizes a comprehensive, integrated governance framework which includes an effective committee structure.

Four Board committees assist with the execution of the Board's fiduciary obligations and help to enhance governance:

-- The Audit Committee assists the Board by reviewing CIBC's financial statements, financial disclosure and internal controls;

-- The Corporate Governance Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its corporate governance oversight responsibilities;

-- The Management Resources and Compensation Committee assists the Board by overseeing CIBC's human capital, organizational effectiveness, succession planning and compensation programs; and

-- The Risk Management Committee assists the Board by overseeing CIBC's risk profile and principal business risks against CIBC's defined risk appetite.

Each Committee has a mandate outlining its functions and responsibilities. These mandates can be found on our corporate website at www.cibc.com.

In addition, four management committees have been established to support the senior team on the governance and control activities of CIBC:

-- Capital and Risk Committee;

-- Disclosure Committee;

-- Reputation and Legal Risk Committee; and

-- Governance and Control Committee.

Adhering to explicit codes of behaviour

Accountability is one of CIBC's core values. To nurture a strong governance culture of ethical integrity and personal accountability, CIBC has policies on personal conduct for directors, employees and contractors that are intended to protect our clients, our employees and CIBC.

All members of CIBC's Board of Directors are required to certify their compliance annually with the CIBC Code of Ethics for Directors. The principles in this Code require a consistent and high standard of ethical conduct for all directors. The principles are intended to protect the business interests of CIBC, maintain CIBC's reputation for integrity and foster compliance with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.

For employees, the CIBC Code of Conduct promotes ethical decision-making and supports behaviour that is consistent with CIBC's core values of Trust, Teamwork and Accountability. All employees are required to complete annual testing and certification on the CIBC Code of Conduct to ensure they understand its requirements. A separate CIBC Code of Conduct governs contractors.

Both employees and directors are encouraged and expected to report any concerns regarding irregular business activity or behaviour that could place CIBC's integrity or reputation at risk. Through a confidential CIBC Ethics Hotline and whistleblower procedures, directors and employees can report suspected breaches of the Codes.

Aligning governance with strategy

The Board has aligned its governance and risk management philosophies and structure to support CIBC's broader strategic imperative of consistent and sustainable performance over the long term.

As part of its ongoing review, the Board regularly assesses and enhances its governance practices and principles to confirm that we continue to meet regulatory requirements and that we remain at the forefront of governance best practices. These practices and principles include:

-- Our Statement of Corporate Governance Practices which describes our comprehensive governance framework, states CIBC's vision and details the Board's responsibilities. This document explains the Board's approach to Board composition, director nomination and tenure, Board independence and education, as well as director and executive compensation and management succession.

-- Our CIBC Disclosure Policy which supports consistent and timely communication with CIBC's stakeholders, outlines our philosophy and practices for disclosing material information to the market, and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of various individuals and groups at CIBC relating to the release of material information.

-- The Disclosure Required by NYSE Listed Company Manual which summarizes the significant differences between the governance practices of CIBC and those required of U.S. domestic companies under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. As a Canadian public company with securities listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), CIBC has in place a system of corporate governance practices that meets or exceeds these regulatory requirements.

CIBC's governance practices, policies and standards, including the Disclosure Required by NYSE Listed Company Manual, can all be found in the Governance section of our website at www.cibc.com.

CIBC's integrated governance framework

Our integrated governance framework guides the Board and management in fulfilling their obligations to CIBC and our stakeholders. The Board reviews the effectiveness of the governance structure annually and is committed to evolving its structure to ensure it serves as the keystone for sustaining excellence in governance in the future.

This framework includes a capable and qualified Board with diverse backgrounds and skills; a collaborative and constructive relationship between the Board and senior management; and a robust set of governance and control policies and procedures.

 
 Board of Directors 
  Brent S. Belzberg (2005) (CGC, MRCC 
   - Chair)                                    Gerald T. McCaughey (2005) 
  Senior Managing Partner                      President and Chief Executive Officer 
  TorQuest Partners                            CIBC 
  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)                   (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
 
  Gary F. Colter (2003) (CGC - Chair, 
   MRCC)                                       Jane L. Peverett (2009) (AC) 
  President                                    Corporate Director 
                                               (West Vancouver, British Columbia, 
  CRS Inc.                                      Canada) 
  (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) 
                                               Leslie Rahl (2007) (RMC) 
  Dominic D'Alessandro (2010) (RMC)            Founder and Managing Partner 
  Past President and Chief Executive Officer   Capital Market Risk Advisors, Inc. 
  Manulife Financial Corporation               (New York, New York, U.S.A.) 
  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
                                               Charles Sirois C.M., O.Q. (1997) 
  Patrick D. Daniel (2009) (RMC)               Chair of the Board 
  President and Chief Executive Officer        CIBC 
  Enbridge Inc.                                Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
  (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)                   Telesystem Ltd. 
                                               (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) 
  Luc Desjardins (2009) (MRCC) 
  President and Chief Executive Officer        Robert J. Steacy (2008) (AC) 
  Superior Plus Corp.                          Corporate Director 
  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)                   (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
 
  Hon. Gordon D. Giffin (2001) (MRCC)          Katharine B. Stevenson (2011) (RMC) 
  Senior Partner                               Corporate Director 
  McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP                  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
  (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.) 
                                               Ronald W. Tysoe (2004) (AC - Chair, 
                                                CGC) 
  Linda S. Hasenfratz (2004) (MRCC)            Corporate Director 
  Chief Executive Officer                      (Jupiter, Florida, U.S.A.) 
  Linamar Corporation 
  (Guelph, Ontario, Canada)                    AC - Audit Committee 
                                               CGC - Corporate Governance Committee 
  Nicholas D. Le Pan (2008) (CGC, RMC          MRCC - Management Resources and 
   - Chair)                                    Compensation 
  Consultant                                   Committee 
  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)                    RMC - Risk Management Committee 
  Hon. John P. Manley P.C., O.C. (2005) 
   (AC, CGC) 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
  Canadian Council of Chief Executives 
  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) 
 

Performance against objectives

Our progress against our strategic priorities in 2011 supported strong performance. Our strategy is creating value for our shareholders by delivering consistent and sustainable earnings over the long term.

Financial

 
Medium-term objectives                                     2011 results 
Earnings per share (EPS) growth                            2011 EPS of $7.31 
Diluted EPS growth of 5%-10% per annum, on average, 
 over the next 3-5 years                                   2010 EPS of $5.87 
 
Return on equity (ROE)                                     ROE: 
Return on average common equity of 20% through the 
 cycle (calculated as net                                  21.3% 
income less preferred share dividends and premium 
 on redemptions expressed 
as a percentage of average common shareholders' equity) 
                                                           Tier 1 capital ratio: 
Capital strength                                            14.7% 
                                                           Total capital ratio: 
Tier 1 capital ratio target of 8.5%                         18.4% 
Total capital ratio target of 11.5% 
Business mix                                               77%/23% retail/wholesale 
75% retail(1) /25% wholesale (as measured by economic      (as measured by economic 
 capital(2) )                                               capital(2) ) 
 
                                                           Loan loss ratio on a 
Risk                                                        managed basis(2) : 
Maintain provision for credit losses as a percentage 
 of loans and bankers'                                     48 basis points 
acceptances (loan loss ratio) on a managed basis(2) 
 between 50 and 65 basis 
points through the business cycle 
 
                                                           Cash efficiency ratio, 
Productivity                                                TEB(2) : 
Achieve a median ranking within our industry group, 
 in terms of our non-interest                              58.8% 
expense to total revenue (cash efficiency ratio, taxable 
 equivalent basis (TEB)(2) ) 
 
Dividend payout ratio                                      Dividend payout ratio: 
40%-50% (common share dividends paid as a percentage 
 of net income after                                       47.9% 
preferred share dividends and premium on redemptions) 
 
                                                           Five years ended October 
Total shareholder return                                    31, 2011: 
Outperform the S&P/TSX Composite Banks Index (dividends 
 reinvested) on a                                          CIBC: 9.3% 
rolling five-year basis 
                                                           Index: 24.3% 
 

(1) Retail includes Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and International Banking.

(2) For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.

We are maintaining our medium-term objectives under the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

 
A constituent of the Dow Jones 
 Sustainability World Index for   Listed on the FTSE4Good  A member of the Jantzi 
 10                                Index since              Social Index 
consecutive years, and a member                            since its inception in 
 of the Dow Jones Sustainability  its inception in 2001     2000 
North American Index since its 
 inception in 2005 
 

Non-financial

 
Objectives                 Accomplishments 
                           -- Named "Best in Mobile Banking" globally by Global 
Clients                     Finance magazine 
                           -- Launched new CIBC Mobile Brokerage App and CIBC 
Help our clients achieve    Home Advisor App - both firsts in Canada 
                           -- Became largest dual issuer of Visa and MasterCard 
what matters to them        credit cards in Canada 
                           -- Introduced new CIBC MasterCard credit cards 
                           -- Introduced a new competitive pricing offer in CIBC 
                            Investor's Edge 
                           -- #1 on the TSX in trading (volume and value) 
                           -- #1 in customer satisfaction for President's Choice 
                            Financial 
                           -- Increased our Employee Commitment Index for the 
Employees                   sixth consecutive year 
Create an environment      -- Selected as one of Canada's Best Employers for New 
 where                      Canadians for the fourth consecutive year 
all employees can excel    -- Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers 
                           -- Named one of Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate 
                            Cultures 
                           -- Invested approximately $58 million in the training 
                            and development of our people 
                           -- Invested more than $35 million to support communities 
Community                   across Canada 
                           -- Marked the 15th anniversary of the Canadian Breast 
Make a real difference      Cancer Foundation CIBC Run 
in our communities           for the Cure with more than $30 million raised 
                           -- Raised $4.1 million on CIBC Miracle Day in December 
                            2010 to support children's charities throughout 2011 
                           -- Contributed more than $7.9 million to the 2010 United 
                            Way campaign 
                           -- Named Canada's top fundraising team for the 2010 
                            Movember campaign 
                           -- Included on the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index 
Environment                 for our disclosure of GHG 
                             emissions and strategies to address climate change 
Demonstrate environmental     related risks and opportunities 
responsibility in all      -- Reduced energy consumption across Canadian operations 
 activities                 by 7.8% since 2009 
                           -- Increased the use of Forest Stewardship Council 
                            (FSC) certified paper stock to 94% 
                           -- Arranged over $1.5 billion in public and private 
                            equity financing and advised on the 
                             purchase or sale of more than $20 billion in assets 
                              for companies in the Renewable 
                             Energy & Clean Tech segment since 2009 
                           -- Recognized with the Gold Technology Accelerator 
                            Award by Renewed Computer 
                             Technology for our donations of surplus IT equipment 
                           -- Ranked in the top 1% of all companies rated by GMI 
Governance                  for best-in-class corporate governance standards 
                           -- Ranked #1 in corporate governance disclosure among 
Be a leader in              financial services sector peers 
governance practices         in the 2010 CICA Corporate Reporting Awards 
                           -- Ranked 4th on Bloomberg Markets' Top 20 List of 
                            the World's Strongest Banks after 
                             delivering the strongest return on equity of any major 
                              bank in the developed world 
                             and the highest total shareholder return among Canadian 
                              banks last year 
 
 
Named a Best Employer for     Recognized as one        Named one of Canada's 10 Most 
 New Canadians                 of Canada's Best         Admired 
for a fourth consecutive 
 year                         Diversity Employers      Corporate Cultures 
 

Senior management

Our Senior Executives and Senior Leaders set the strategic direction for CIBC, our businesses and functional groups, and provide leadership to more than 42,000 employees as they help our 11 million clients achieve what matters to them.

Senior Executive Team

 
 Gerald T. McCaughey                Michael Capatides                  Victor Dodig 
  President and Chief                Senior Executive Vice-President    Senior Executive Vice-President 
  Executive Officer                  Chief Administrative               CIBC 
  CIBC                               Officer                            Group Head 
                                     and General Counsel                Wealth Management 
                                     Administration 
 Kevin Glass                        Richard Nesbitt                    Hon. Jim Prentice P.C., 
  Senior Executive Vice-President    Senior Executive Vice-President    Q.C. 
  CIBC                               CIBC                               Senior Executive Vice-President 
  Chief Financial Offer              Group Head                         and Vice-Chair 
  Finance                            Wholesale, International           CIBC 
                                     and 
                                     Technology and Operations 
 Richard Venn                       David Williamson                   Tom Woods 
  Senior Executive Vice-President    Senior Executive Vice-President    Senior Executive Vice-President 
  Advisor to the CEO                 CIBC                               Chief Risk Officer 
  Office                             Group Head                         Risk Management 
  CIBC                               Retail and Business 
                                     Banking 
 

Senior Leaders

 
            David Arnold                Geoff Belsher 
             Executive Vice-President    Managing Director 
             Finance Shared Services     and Group 
                                         Co-Head 
                                         Wholesale Banking 
 Michael Boluch                         Harry Culham 
  Executive Vice-President               Managing Director 
  CIBC Technology                        and Group 
                                         Co-Head 
                                         Wholesale Banking 
 Laura Dottori-Attanasio                Stephen Forbes 
  Managing Director                      Executive Vice-President 
  and Global Head                        Marketing, Communications, 
  Corporate Credit Products              President's Choice 
                                         Financial and Retail 
                                         and Business Banking 
                                         Strategy 
 Steve Geist                            Charles Gerber 
  Managing Director and                  Executive Vice-President 
  President                              and Deputy General 
  CIBC Asset Management                  Counsel, Legal, Governance 
                                         and Control 
 
 
 Monique Gravel       Jon Hountalas       Marybeth             Christina           Cheryl Longo        Art Mannarn 
  Managing             Executive           Jordan              Kramer               Executive           Executive 
  Director             Vice-President      Managing            Executive            Vice-President      Vice-President 
  and Head             Business            Director            Vice-President       Card Products       Business 
  CIBC Wood            Banking             and Head            Retail               and National        Support and 
  Gundy                                    CIBC Investor       Distribution         Collections         Strategic 
                                           Services            and Channel                              Initiatives 
                                           Inc.                Strategy 
 Brian McDonough      Jacqueline          Brian O'Donnell      John Orr            Rik Parkhill        Kevin Patterson 
  Executive            Moss                Executive            Executive          Chief Executive      Executive 
  Vice-President       Executive           Vice-President       Vice-President     Officer              Vice-President 
  Wholesale            Vice-President      Risk Services        Strategy           CIBC                 Technology 
  Credit and           Human Resources                          and Corporate      FirstCaribbean       and Operations 
  Investment                                                    Development        International 
  Risk Management                                                                  Bank 
 Wayne Ralph          Duncan Webster      Gary Whitfield 
  Executive            Managing            Managing 
  Vice-President       Director,           Director 
  Global Operations    Chief Investment    and Head 
  and INTRIA           Officer and         Private 
                       Head                Wealth Management 
                       CIBC Global         - Canada 
                       Asset Managment 
 

CIBC employees at the Sahali banking centre in Kamloops,

BC celebrate the branch's grand opening with

former professional hockey player Trevor Linden.

Front Row

Murray Redman

Karen Joki-Hollanti

Trevor Linden

Krista Bifano

Judy Marchese

Dwight Liburd

Yousuf Hameed

Middle Row

Lisa Wiebe

Lauren Silver

Donna Carusi

Back Row

Corey Darling

Graham Lye

Sherri Valana

Retail and Business Banking

Retail and Business Banking provides clients across Canada with financial advice, products and services through a strong team of advisors and nearly 1,100 branches, as well as our ABMs, mobile sales force, telephone banking, online and mobile banking.

 
David Williamson        Q: How do you compete for the client's share of wallet 
 Senior Executive        in an ongoing competitive 
 Vice-President,         and uncertain environment? 
 CIBC, and Group 
 Head, Retail 
 and Business Banking 
 
                        A: From building their savings and managing their debt 
                         to investing in their future, we are focused on helping 
                         our clients achieve what matters to them. Canadians, now 
                         more than ever, are looking for a bank to build their financial 
                         security. We continue to invest in our strong distribution 
                         platform to provide our clients with the access and choice 
                         to simplify their banking. In 2011, we opened new branches, 
                         expanded Saturday and Sunday hours and enhanced our ABM 
                         network. We also grew our mobile sales force, developed 
                         our telephone and online banking platforms, and strengthened 
                         our award-winning and industry-leading mobile banking offer. 
 

2011 Highlights

 
 
Our objective is to 
 continually 
 strengthen our focus 
 as a client- 
 centric organization. 
 Across 
 Retail and Business 
 Banking, we 
 are focused on our priorities 
 which are to: build 
 deeper 
 relationships with our 
 clients; 
 improve our sales and 
 service 
 capabilities; and acquire 
 and 
 retain clients who seek 
 deeper 
 and more rewarding 
 relationships. 
                                Personal Banking                   Business Banking 
                                 -- First bank in Canada to         -- Strong growth in business 
                                  launch a mobile                    lending and 
                                  brokerage App allowing stock       deposits 
                                  trading 
                                  on smartphones 
 
                                -- Named "Best in Mobile Banking"   -- Integrated business sales 
                                 globally                            forces to create 
                                                                     a better client experience 
                                                                     within 
                                                                     Commercial Banking 
 
                                 -- Celebrated milestone with       -- Established a new integrated 
                                  more than 100                      Global 
                                  new branches opened in the         Transaction Banking team 
                                  past four years, 
                                  providing clients with greater 
                                  access and 
                                  choice 
 
                                                                    -- Recruited strong new 
                                                                     executive talent in 
                                                                     Business Banking 
                                 -- Launched new CIBC MasterCard    -- Implemented a new cash 
                                  credit cards,                      management 
                                  broadening the choice for          solution for business clients 
                                  consumers and 
                                  offering strong client value 
                                 -- Became largest dual issuer      -- Sponsored Canada's 50 
                                  of Visa and                        Best Managed 
                                  MasterCard credit cards in         Companies Program, recognizing 
                                  Canada with the                    excellence 
                                  completion of the Citigroup        in Canadian-owned and managed 
                                  Canada                             companies 
                                  MasterCard acquisition 
 

Committed to our clients

Retail and Business Banking continued to invest throughout 2011 in areas that provide greater access and choice to our clients in how and when they do their everyday banking:

-- We were the first bank in Canada to launch a mobile brokerage App allowing stock trading on smartphones, furthering our leadership in this emerging space on behalf of our clients.

-- We were recognized by Global Finance magazine as "Best in Mobile Banking -Consumer Internet Banks" among banks globally.

-- We celebrated a milestone with more than 100 new branches opened in the past four years and now have nearly 1,100 branches operating across the country.

-- We were the first bank to offer Sunday banking and we extended branch operating hours to include more branches opening on Saturday.

-- We became the largest dual issuer of Visa and MasterCard credit cards in Canada with the completion of the Citigroup Canada MasterCard acquisition.

-- We launched the CIBC Advantage Card, Canada's first Visa Debit card that provides our clients more flexibility when shopping online or while out of the country.

-- We enhanced our focus on business banking, resulting in higher volumes and lending balances that grew above market rates.

As we close fiscal 2011, our business is well positioned. We have built and renovated more branches, extended our branch operating hours, launched new products and reinforced our leadership position in mobile banking with our home advisor and stock trading Apps.

Debbie Cosman and Carmela Bottaro welcomed clients to the grand opening of our new banking centre at Bathurst and Rutherford in Maple, Ontario.

Investing in areas that matter to our clients

 
To further our business           Deepening client relationships 
 in 2012 and 
 beyond, we are focused 
 on our priorities 
 which are to: build deeper 
 relationships 
 with our clients; improve 
 our sales and 
 service capabilities; and 
 acquire and 
 retain clients who seek 
 deeper and more 
 rewarding relationships. 
                                  Our focus is to build long-lasting 
                                   and 
                                   deep relationships with 
                                   our clients. In 
                                   support of this we have: 
 
 
                                    -- modified frontline incentives 
                                     to better 
                                     align how we incent our 
                                     frontline staff 
                                     to address and fulfill client 
                                     needs; 
 
Our objective is to continually                                       CIBC launched new CIBC 
 strengthen                                                            MasterCard credit 
 our focus as a client-centric                                         cards in 2011, offering 
 organization.                                                         greater choice for 
                                                                       consumers within CIBC's 
                                                                       industry-leading 
                                                                       credit card lineup. 
                                    -- making adjustments to 
                                     branch staffing 
                                     levels so that we have more 
                                     staff 
                                     available to serve clients 
                                     in our high 
                                     traffic branches; 
In support of this, we 
 completed a 
 reorganization mid-way 
 through 2011 
 which included consolidating 
 all sales 
 and client channels under 
 one leadership 
 team structure. We also 
 created a new 
 senior cross-product leadership 
 role to 
 streamline processes across 
 all of our 
 sales, channel and product 
 activities. 
                                    -- continued to invest in           -- reorganized and invested 
                                     our strong                          further in 
                                     distribution platform, adding       expanding our business 
                                     more                                banking sales 
                                     than 100 new or renovated           team so we can better address 
                                     branches                            the 
                                     over the past four years            needs of our business banking 
                                     and enhancing                       clients 
                                     our capabilities in telephone,      across Canada. 
                                     online, 
                                     ABM and mobile banking; 
 
                                                                      Improving our sales and 
                                                                       service 
                                                                       capabilities 
We have also launched a             -- expanded our branch operating  At the same time, our goal 
 series of                           hours                             is to continually 
 initiatives in support              with more than 500 branches       make it easier for our 
 of our three priorities             now                               frontline staff to 
 which will provide added            open on Saturdays and more        address the needs of our 
 benefit to our                      than 50                           clients. 
 clients in the years to             branches now open on Sundays; 
 come.                               and 
 

CIBC was the proud presenting sponsor of the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards celebrations in Toronto. We engaged Bollywood fans from coast-to-coast and brought the glamour and creativity of the Indian film industry to life for Canadians of all backgrounds.

We have launched a series of initiatives aimed at improving our sales and service capabilities, just some of which include:

-- launching a new problem resolution process that allows our frontline teams to resolve client issues more quickly and at first point of contact;

-- focusing on streamlining our adjudication processes for personal lending products including loans, lines of credit and mortgages; and

-- simplifying sales and frontline reporting, thereby freeing up more time for our frontline leaders to spend with clients.

Continuous improvement of our sales and service capabilities will be a key focus in 2012.

Acquiring and retaining clients

In addition, we are investing in areas that will allow us to acquire and retain clients who seek deeper and more rewarding relationships.

We know that our clients are looking for new ways to bank with us so we have made innovation a key priority.

Examples are:

-- continued to lead the industry in Canada in mobile banking innovation by expanding our innovation in this area with the launch of the CIBC

Mobile Brokerage App and the CIBC

Home Advisor App - both firsts in Canada;

   --   named "Best in Mobile Banking" among banks globally by Global Finance magazine; and 

-- named the lead sponsor of the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, which will be held in Canada in 2015.

 
Deepening client relationships  Improving sales and service         Acquiring and retaining 
                                 capabilities                        clients 
-- Modified frontline            -- Launched a new problem           -- Continued mobile banking 
 incentives                       resolution                          innovation with 
                                  process to resolve client           the launch of the CIBC 
                                  issues more                         Mobile Brokerage 
                                  quickly and at first point          App and the CIBC Home Advisor 
                                  of contact                          App 
-- Making adjustments 
 to branch staffing 
 -- Continued to invest          -- Streamlined frontline            -- Named "Best in Mobile 
  in our strong                   client adjudication                 Banking" among 
  distribution platform           processes                           banks globally by Global 
                                                                      Finance magazine 
 
-- Expanded branch operating 
 hours 
                                 -- Simplified sales and frontline   -- Became the largest dual 
                                  reporting,                          issuer of Visa and 
                                  thereby freeing up more time        MasterCard credit cards 
                                  for our                             in Canada 
                                  frontline leaders to spend 
                                  with clients 
 -- Reorganized and invested 
  further in 
  expanding our business 
  banking 
  sales team 
                                                                     -- Named the lead sponsor 
                                                                      of the 2015 
                                                                      Pan Am and Parapan Am Games 
 

The CIBC team responsible for the development of the

CIBC Mobile Brokerage App demonstrates how investors can

make trades on the go through their mobile device.

Front Row

Matt Skinner

Steve Tyers

Andrej Podgajski

Back Row

Richard Allen

Nuno Carreira

Dom Dallaire

Randy Dulay

Wealth Management

Wealth Management comprises asset management, retail brokerage and private wealth management businesses. Combined, these businesses offer an extensive suite of leading investment and relationship-based advisory services to meet the needs of institutional, retail, and high net worth clients.

 
Victor Dodig       Q: What are your plans for growth outside Canada? 
Senior Executive 
 Vice-President, 
CIBC, and Group    A: This year CIBC acquired a 41% equity stake in American 
 Head,              Century Investments, a leading U.S. asset management firm 
                    that complements our existing investment capabilities while 
                    providing CIBC with additional growth opportunities and 
                    diversification. 
Wealth Management 
 
                   Steady fee-based earnings, capital efficiency and favourable 
                    consumer trends, such as an aging demographic and increased 
                    savings rates, make the global expansion for asset management 
                    very attractive. We will continue to invest in our Wealth 
                    Management platform, domestically and internationally, 
                    to enhance our client value and strengthen shareholder 
                    returns. 
 

2011 Highlights

 
Our objective is to 
 be a leader in wealth 
 management solutions 
 in markets where 
 we offer advice and 
 to be a leading global 
 asset manager by delivering 
 exceptional 
 value for our clients, 
 our employees, our shareholders, 
 and our communities. 
 
                                      *    Acquired a 41% equity stake in American Century 
                                           Investments, a leading U.S. asset management firm 
 
                                        *    Launched a CIBC Mobile Brokerage App, making CIBC the 
                                             first bank to bring mobile 
 
 
                                       trading to Canadian investors 
 
                                      *    Delivered record growth of 44% in net sales of 
                                           long-term mutual funds 
 
                                      *    Investment performance consistently ranked amongst 
                                           industry leaders 
 
                                        *    CIBC Wood Gundy ranked #2 in full-service brokerage 
                                             and experienced a solid increase in 
 
 
                                       client satisfaction 
 
                                      *    Expanded our CIBC Private Wealth Management footprint 
                                           in four cities across Canada 
                                    *    Delivered 2% growth in assets under administration 
 
 
 
                            Strengthening specialized             As a business, we continue 
                             advisory                              to grow and 
                             capabilities                          strengthen our advisory 
                                                                   capabilities. Our 
                                                                   dedicated team of specialists, 
                                                                   such as 
                                                                   Financial Planners, Wealth 
                                                                   Advisors and 
                                                                   Estate Planning Specialists, 
                                                                   work in 
                                                                   partnership with advisors 
                                                                   across the 
                                                                   organization. Together, 
                                                                   these specialists 
                                                                   provide comprehensive 
                                                                   planning to 
                                                                   clients with more complex 
                                                                   needs to help 
                                                                   them preserve and grow 
                                                                   their wealth. 
                            Wealth Management plays an 
                             important 
                             role in CIBC's client advisory 
                             offer by 
                             providing custom-tailored 
                             solutions to 
                             our retail and institutional 
                             clients. 
                             Through leading industry 
                             experts, we 
                             also deliver a range of specialized 
                             capabilities such as: 
Wealth Management provides  -- tax and estate planning 
 specialized                 for high net 
 advice to our retail and    worth individuals; 
 institutional clients. 
                            -- business transition planning 
                             and 
                             support for small- and mid-sized 
                             business owners; and 
 
                            -- innovative thinking and 
                             ideas to our 
                             institutional clients. 
 

We help clients grow and preserve their wealth for future generations.

Providing clients with solutions for every stage of life

 
Enhancing value for our             every day and to deliver 
 clients                             on our promise 
                                     of an excellent client experience. 
 
In 2011, Wealth Management 
 launched a number of innovations 
 to provide our clients with 
 enhanced value and to further 
 deepen our relationships. 
 A new pricing offer within 
 our self-directed brokerage 
 business, CIBC Investor's 
 Edge, rewards our self-directed 
 clients 
 with one of the most competitive 
 trading prices available 
 in Canada. 
 
 The launch of mobile trading 
 in 2011 further leveraged 
 technology to enhance our 
 clients' experience. CIBC 
 was the first bank to bring 
 a mobile trading App to 
 Canadian investors. Technology 
 continues to play a key 
 role. 
 
 These investments in our 
 business have helped to 
 enhance the value that we 
 aim to provide our clients 
 each and 
                                    Driving superior investment 
                                     performance 
                                    Delivering strong investment 
                                     performance and solid returns 
                                     for our clients is a key 
                                     focus for our Wealth Management 
                                     business. In 2011, we further 
                                     strengthened our capabilities 
                                     and enhanced our team of 
                                     investment professionals,            Our investment performance 
                                     particularly with key hires           is consistently 
                                     in Canadian Equities and              ranked amongst industry 
                                     Fixed Income.                         leaders. 
                                     Our open-architecture approach 
                                     also allows us to hire the            Our team-based approach, 
                                     very best sub-advisors the            investment discipline and 
                                     world over. CIBC is one               open architecture have 
                                     of the largest purchasers             been very successful in 
                                     of outside money management           yielding results for our 
                                     services in Canada, which             clients. Throughout the 
                                     provides our clients with             year, our investment performance 
                                     access to the industry's              has consistently ranked 
                                     leading investment professionals,     amongst the leaders in 
                                     globally.                             the industry. 
 

We provide advice and solutions to our clients to give them comfort and security in their retirement.

 
Developing innovative investment      Class series to offer our 
 solutions and products                clients even greater value         We continue to evolve 
 We continue to evolve our             through lower costs, greater       our investment 
 investment solutions through          performance and increased          solutions to meet the 
 product innovation and enhancements   pricing transparency. As           changing needs of 
 to meet the needs of our              more Canadians near retirement,    our clients. 
 clients. This year, we launched       the need for investment products 
 a number of new products,             which provide income while 
 including the                         limiting exposure to inflation, 
 Renaissance Optimal Inflation         taxation and risk increases. 
 Opportunities Portfolio,              We are focused on meeting 
 which is designed to mitigate         this need and providing our 
 inflation risk and provide            clients with solutions that 
 growth opportunities by               will provide comfort and 
 taking                                security throughout their 
 advantage of the changing             retirement years. 
 economic environment around 
 the world. In addition, 
 we broadened our Premium 
 
 
Advice and solution innovation                      Investment performance           Strengthening our platform 
                                                     -- Momentum in long-term         -- Building international 
    *    First to market with a mobile trading App    retail mutual                    asset 
                                                      fund sales                       management profile 
 
   for Canadian investors 
                                                     -- Delivering solid investment   -- Advancing the Renaissance 
    *    Industry-leading client experience in        performance                      Investments 
                                                      for our clients                  brand, our third-party 
                                                                                       fund offering 
   full-service brokerage 
                                                     -- Leader in separately         -- Simplifying processes 
    *    Rewarding our clients and deepening          managed                         for our clients 
                                                      account programs 
 
   relationships with self-directed 
   brokerage 
   loyalty pricing 
 
    *    Investing in our advisory offer with new 
 
 
   advisor training program 
 

This year, CIBC supported Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

and associated companies by participating

in 22 financing transactions totaling $3.2 billion.

Back Row

Scott Smith, Wholesale Banking (CIBC)

Jon Haick, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Brookfield)

Peter Mastromarini, CIBC

Front Row

Paul Farrell, CIBC

Sam Pollock, Brookfield

Kelly Marshall, Brookfield

Sean Gilbert, CIBC

Wholesale Banking

Wholesale Banking provides a wide range of credit, capital markets, investment banking, merchant banking and research products and services to government, institutional, corporate and retail clients in Canada and key markets around the world.

 
Richard Nesbitt                    Q: How will you ensure you continue to meet the evolving 
 Senior Executive Vice-President,   demands of wholesale 
 CIBC, and Group Head,              clients? 
 Wholesale, International 
 and                                A: Clients are more sophisticated than ever and we have 
 Technology and Operations          to support and grow with them. Our clients are increasingly 
                                    looking beyond Canada to meet their business objectives 
                                    and we are extending our service and product offerings 
                                    globally to respond to these evolving needs. We are growing 
                                    our corporate lending, investment banking, foreign exchange, 
                                    distribution and capital markets capabilities in select 
                                    global markets. Another key area for us is technology. 
                                    Clients are demanding innovation - we have to be responsive. 
                                    That's why our leadership position in electronic trading, 
                                    our focus on e-Commerce and foreign exchange and the 
                                    launch of new products such as our CORE smart order routing 
                                    engine for equity trading are so important to us and 
                                    to the service we provide our clients. 
 

2011 Highlights

 
Our objective is to 
 be the premier client-focused      CIBC participated in a number of key transactions as: 
 wholesale bank centred             -- financial advisor to Equinox Minerals Limited on its 
 in Canada with a reputation        $7.3 billion sale to Barrick Gold; 
 for consistent and                 -- lead manager of Intact Financial Corporation's $962 
 sustainable earnings,              million common equity offering - the largest Canadian 
 for                                bought deal in 2011 - and lead arranger of $1.6 billion 
 risk-controlled growth             in credit facilities for Intact; 
 and for being a well-managed       -- financial advisor to Ontario Power Generation's award-winning 
 firm known for excellence          $1.9 billion debt financing program to fund the redevelopment 
 in everything we do.               and expansion of four hydroelectric generating stations 
                                    on the Lower Mattagami River; mandate included acting 
                                    as joint bookrunner on the program's inaugural $475 million 
                                    bond transaction; 
                                    -- joint bookrunner on two unsecured debenture offerings 
                                    for Bell Canada totalling $2.0 billion; 
                                    -- sole lead arranger for a $1.5 billion revolving credit 
                                    facility for TransAlta; and 
                                    -- lead manager of the Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc., 
                                    Parallel Energy Trust and Pretium Resources Inc., Initial 
                                    Public Offerings (IPO), as well as senior co-manager 
                                    of the General Motors IPO. 
 
 
                               Being the premier client-focused  Our client-focused strategy 
 CIBC completed 35 IPOs,        wholesale bank                    positions us well to achieve 
 raising $2.2 billion,          Our mission and goal for          a strong market position 
 more than any other Canadian   Wholesale Banking have remained   in our key business categories, 
 financial                      unchanged since 2008. We          including equity trading 
 institution this fiscal        continue to focus on being        and underwriting, mergers 
 year.                          the premier client-focused        and acquisitions, corporate 
                                wholesale bank, with a mission    and government debt underwriting 
                                of bringing Canadian capital      and loan syndication. Our 
                                markets products to Canada        corporate lending capability 
                                and                               is a key priority and we 
                                the rest of the world and         are making significant 
                                bringing the world to Canada.     progress in this area. 
 

Michelle Khalili - Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, Wholesale Banking, CIBC - 2011 recipient of the Women in Capital Markets Award for Leadership. Kevin Li - Managing Director and Head, Diversified Industries and Corporate Finance, Wholesale Banking, CIBC - Named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40.

Growing and developing our business while maintaining a risk discipline

 
Identifying growth opportunities       -- Expansion of our lending              -- Building a leading 
 Within Wholesale Banking               activities                               technology 
 we continue to look for                internationally, leveraging              capability to further 
 new ways to grow and develop           our existing industry expertise          strengthen our 
 our business.                          to drive ancillary growth                track record of delivering 
 In addition to opportunities           in other Wholesale Banking               innovation 
 for risk- controlled growth            products and services globally.          and access for our clients. 
 in our core Canadian-based             -- Global expansion of investment 
 businesses, we are focusing            banking, building our international      Our vision is to be our 
 on selective expansion                 presence by advising corporations        clients' preferred 
 in our regional markets                in industries where we have              wholesale banking partner 
 and development of new                 a longstanding tradition                 across multiple 
 products and services that             of expertise and service                 products, services and 
 meet the needs of our clients          - for example, the resource              markets. 
 as well as the risk profile            and mining sectors. 
 of CIBC.                               -- Growth of foreign exchange 
 Within Wholesale Banking               by expanding our global distribution 
 we have identified and                 capability and our product 
 assessed a number of opportunities     options. -- Expansion of 
 that will support our growth           our infrastructure 
 including:                             finance activities by growing 
                                        our market position in Canada. 
 

CIBC launched the CORE platform this year, a ground-breaking smart-order routing engine for equity trading.

 
Expanding        -- CIBC was the leading M&A 
beyond Canada    advisor in Canada, based                                    *    Brendan Woods International ranked CIBC's research 
while            on dollar value of announced                                     team #3 in Canada, with nine all-star analysts. 
reaping awards   deals, according to Thomson 
on home          Financial. 
ground           -- Our Foreign Exchange business                           The largest electronic 
In support of    ranked                                                     initiative in our cash 
these            #1 for market share gains                                  equities business this 
opportunities,   in foreign exchange volume                                 year was the delivery of 
this year we     with clients who trade under                               the CORE platform - a groundbreaking 
opened a         $5 billion a year, byEuromoney's                           smart order routing engine 
new Wholesale    2011 annual survey.                                        that combines ultra-fast 
Banking           *    CIBC was named a 2011 Greenwich Associates Quality   processing speed with powerful 
office in              Leader in Canadian Foreign Exchange Service.         risk filters in a single 
London,                                                                     equity trading platform. 
England                                                                     The service and value we 
and a new        -- Leader in Canadian Equity                               deliver to our clients 
Corporate        Trading - #1                                               and the breadth of our 
Credit           in volume, value and number                                product offerings are being 
Products         of trades.                                                 recognized and are helping 
office in        -- #1 in Direct Market Access                              to build our reputation 
Houston,         among Canadian bank-owned                                  as a premier client-focused 
Texas. These     dealers by the Forefactor                                  wholesale bank. 
openings         Canadian Investment Technology 
highlight our    Awards 2011. 
commitment 
to building 
our 
capabilities 
to address 
the needs of 
our clients 
who are 
increasingly 
expanding 
their markets 
globally. 
 
In 2011, 
CIBC's 
wholesale 
banking 
business was 
recognized 
as a leader in 
many areas: 
 
 
Client-focused strategy       Profitable leadership in      Grow with CIBC 
                               core businesses 
 -- Premier client-focused    -- Building and growing 
 capabilities in our          our corporate credit           *    Expanding our credit, investment banking and capital 
 investment                   capabilities                        markets activities in key global markets 
 banking and capital markets  -- Leading the way in 
 businesses                   electronic 
 -- Top-ranked research       trading                        *    Building technology solutions to meet client demands 
 expertise                                                        for speed, security and convenience 
 -- Longstanding 
 relationships 
 with many of Canada's                                       *    Supporting and financing Canadian infrastructure 
 leading                                                          projects 
 private and public sector 
 enterprises 
 

CIBC has had a long-term commitment to supporting breast cancer initiatives and in 2011, marked its 15(th) anniversary as proud title sponsor of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure. Over 13,000 CIBC employees, friends and family took part in this year's event and helped raise $3 million. Since 1992, Team CIBC has raised almost $30 million towards the Foundation's vision of creating a future without breast cancer.

Corporate Responsibility

Our commitment to corporate responsibility extends from our vision, mission and values and is integrated into our operations and business practices. We recognize that the long-term success and viability of our business is closely linked to the confidence and trust our clients and stakeholders have in our organization.

 
 This year, CIBC has developed        Economic contribution           What matters to our clients 
  a framework to help guide            CIBC is a major contributor     - we continually look for 
  our performance and enhance          to the Canadian economy         ways to make banking easier 
  our overall reporting capabilities   and to the communities in       and more flexible for our 
  based on our                         which we work and live.         clients by offering greater 
  economic, environmental,                                             access and choice, broader 
  social and governance (EESG)         We generate economic growth     community and business 
  commitments. We continue             and prosperity by creating      support, and ensuring transparency 
  to focus on:                         employment opportunities,       and accountability in our 
  -- providing accessible              purchasing local goods and      business dealings. 
  and affordable                       services, supporting small 
  banking to Canadians;                business, helping our clients 
  -- advancing the goals               achieve their financial 
  of small business;                   goals and by addressing 
  -- creating an environment           community development issues 
  where all                            that matter to Canadians. 
  employees can excel; 
  -- making a real difference 
  in our 
  communities; and 
  -- protecting our environment. 
 

CIBC's online Corporate Responsibility Report and Public Accountability Statement will be available in February 2012 at www.cibc.com.

 
 
Environmental responsibility         On December 1, 2010, participating Wholesale Banking 
 Our environmental policy             employees and CIBC Wood Gundy 
 commits CIBC to responsible          Investment Advisors together with clients donated 
 and sustainable growth               their fees and commissions to support 
 while protecting and conserving      children's charities across Canada. CIBC Miracle 
 the environment, safeguarding        Day raised a record $4.1 million in 2010 and 
 the interests of all CIBC            more than $60 million since its inception in 1984. 
 stakeholders from unacceptable 
 levels of environmental 
 risk, and supporting the 
 principles of sustainable 
 development. 
 
 94% of paper used is FSC-certified 
 
 Social investment 
 CIBC's success comes from 
 fulfilling the commitments 
 we have made to each of 
 our stakeholders - creating 
 an environment where all 
 employees can excel, making 
 a real difference in our 
 communities, and helping 
 our clients achieve what 
 matters to them. 
 
 Our employees - we focus 
 on what matters to our 
 employees such as access 
 to career and development 
 opportunities, safe and 
 healthy workplaces, effective 
 training, and positive 
 work-life balance. These 
 efforts help ensure that 
 employees are able to 
 perform at their best, 
 contribute to their communities 
 and advance CIBC's vision 
 of being the leader in 
 client relationships. 
 
 Achieved our highest recorded 
 Employee Commitment Index 
 
 CIBC helped 30 grade 10 
 students make 
 their post-secondary dreams 
 a reality 
 through the CIBC Youthvision 
 Scholarship 
 Program. Over 390 scholarships 
 have been 
 awarded since 1999. 
                                     Our communities - we are           a cure. We care about the 
                                      committed to causes that           communities we live in 
                                      matter to our clients, employees   and work each day to make 
                                      and communities. Our goal          them stronger. 
                                      is to make a difference 
                                      through corporate donations,       Governance practices 
                                      sponsorships and the               At CIBC, we conduct our 
                                      volunteer spirit of our            business with honesty and 
                                      employees.                         integrity. We hold ourselves 
                                                                         accountable for our actions 
                                      More than $35 million invested     and strive to fulfill the 
                                      to support communities across      commitments we have made 
                                      Canada                             to each of our stakeholders. 
                                                                         These 
                                      Percentage of community            values guide our behaviour 
                                      investment by Kids,                and performance, and help 
                                      Cures and Community.               to maintain the trust and 
                                                                         confidence placed in our 
                                      CIBC is committed to investing     organization. 
                                      in Kids, Cures and Community. 
                                      We care about nurturing            Among top 1% of companies 
                                      and educating Canada's children    rated for best-in-class 
                                      and young adults so they           corporate governance - 
                                      can build a better future.         GMI 
                                      We care about bringing hope 
                                      and relief to people fighting 
                                      cancer so together we can          CIBC is an Imagine Canada 
                                      find                               Caring Company 
 

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