Marco Di Cola

Director, Harbour Grace Holdings Inc

With a passion for business, politics and history Marco is graduate of the University of Western Ontario and holds an Honours B.A. As someone who thrives on challenges, Marco has welcomed several career changes over the past 25 years that have pushed him outside of his comfort zone and challenged him to reinvent himself. Marco began his career in the banking sector and held multiple Sales and Service roles for Canada Trust and later TD Canada Trust (TSX:TD), where he was recognized with Top Performance awards. While working with TD Canada Trust, he coached and mentored dozens of professionals who have gone on to lead outstanding careers and have reached executive level positions. Marco’s outstanding track record in banking opened the door in the mid-2000’s to an exciting career in the technology industry. He enthusiastically accepted the challenge of working for Phoenix-Interactive Design Inc., a progressive software company in London, Ontario who was making a big push on a global scale in self-service software solutions for the banking industry. A few years after accepting a role as Sales & Account Manager for some of the world’s leading banks, he was promoted to Vice President, Global Software Business Development. At Phoenix, who was later acquired by Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), Marco was responsible for acquiring some of their largest bank clients and was recognized with Outstanding Achievement Awards. A few years after his mentor Kyle MacDonald sold Phoenix to Diebold Nixdorf, he accepted his greatest and most fulfilling challenge yet in her newest endeavour, Harbour Grace Holdings Inc. As Director of Programs & Partnerships, Marco works with the executive management team and has multiple responsibilities including IT services, charter yacht sales management, and pursuing the philanthropic goals of the corporation’s owners which includes building partnerships with leading charitable organizations such as the David Foster Foundation, the St. Joseph’s Foundation and academic institutions such as Ivey Business School.