President, RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel Inc.
RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel Inc.
Vijay Parmar is president of RBC PH&N Investment Counsel within RBC’s Wealth Management division. RBC PH&N Investment Counsel is one of Canada’s premier investment counselling firms, providing investment management and integrated wealth management solutions exclusively to high-net-worth families, business owners and not-for-profit organizations.
Vijay has gained more than 25 years of private client investment management, wealth planning and business management experience during his tenure with RBC PH&N Investment Counsel and RBC Dominion Securities. Prior to joining RBC, he worked in the financial services industry and was a small business owner. He also serves as co-president of RBC’s Private Counsel (USA) business.
Vijay serves as a trustee of the Charles Taylor Foundation and is a past board member of the Crescent School Foundation, RBC Global Asset Management and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada – Pacific District. He also previously held leadership roles for RBC Wealth Management’s fundraising efforts for the Employee Giving Campaign.
Vijay holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of British Columbia. His professional designations include Canadian Investment Manager (CIM), Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI), Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).