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Nicolas Ospina

Ex-Raymond James bank banker; VersaBank's Global CFO since January 2026

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as of 24 Sep 2026

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First CFO or operating role: his career is deal advisory, and no accounting designation is stated in the filings. He took over the finance function in the middle of the cross-border reorganizationsrc
Owned no VersaBank shares at 2026-04-30src
Was VersaBank's investment banker on its capital raises and acquisition; now signs the certifications on the figures it reportssrc
No pay disclosed yet: he joined after FY2025, and neither the March 2026 circular nor the prospectus gives his salary or incentive termssrc

2026-01 – now
VersaBanksrc
Global Chief Financial Officer
Signs the CFO certification on the Q3 FY2026 interim filings (CERT-Q3-26)
2014 – 2025
Raymond James & Associatessrc
Financial Services Investment Banking (depository institutions), finishing as Vice President
More than 50 bank M&A deals plus capital raises and mutual conversions; advised VersaBank on its 2021 US IPO and subordinated debt, the 2023 Stearns Bank Holdingford acquisition and the 2024 follow-on offering

Not located: Nothing located before 2014 (college and MBA years); the prospectus gives no month for the Raymond James start

Eleven years in Raymond James's bank investment-banking group, on more than 50 US depository M&A dealssrc
Advised VersaBank through its US expansion (2021 US IPO, sub debt, Stearns Bank Holdingford purchase, 2024 follow-on) before joining itsrc
Chosen to be Global CFO of the new Delaware parent, Versa Bancorpsrc

Personal Born and raised in Colombia, native Spanish speaker, former NCAA Division I tennis player (as the prospectus bio says)src
Other Moved to the client side from the bank that was lead book-runner on VersaBank's recent share offerings. The prospectus also names Patrick DeLacey, Raymond James's financial-services investment-banking Vice Chairman until 2024, as a Versa Bancorp directorsrc
Family The reorganization prospectus states there are no family relationships between any of Versa Bancorp's executive officers or directorssrc

No promise on the record yet: the research routine has not scored this company's guidance.