Jillian Bannister

As Co-CEO and Co-founder of Ext. Marketing, Jillian is responsible for the company’s culture, vision, revenue and operations. At the highest level, Jillian leads and develops Ext.Marketing’s short and long-term strategy. Drilling down, she is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of the company, including sales, staffing, budgets, employee engagement and corporate citizenship. Jillian was Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter and has held senior marketing and sales roles at an early-stage fintech company and Franklin Templeton Investments. Jillian has an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario as well as a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics.