TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2014 /CNW/ - TD Bank Group ("TD" or the "Bank") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Jo Haddad to its Board of Directors. Based in Toronto, Ms. Haddad most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer at The Hospital for Sick Children.

"It is a pleasure to welcome Mary Jo to our Board of Directors," said Brian Levitt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, TD. "Mary Jo is an accomplished leader, and her insights and experience will be valuable to the Board as we continue to focus on our common goal of making TD the Better Bank for all of our stakeholders."

Ms. Haddad is a graduate of the University of Windsor and the University of Toronto, holds honorary degrees from Ryerson University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology and University of Windsor, and is currently a Director on the Boards of TELUS and Kids Health Links Foundation.

About TD Bank Group

The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group ("TD" or the "Bank"). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves more than 23 million customers in three key businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an investment in TD Ameritrade; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services firms, with approximately 9.4 million active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$945 billion in assets on October 31, 2014. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.

SOURCE TD Bank Group