

Name: Kush Sagar
Country of origin: India
Year of arrival in
Canada: 2010
How I became a
Scotiabanker: Kush
Sagar came to Canada from New Delhi, India, in 2010 to join his wife Harleen
Mahendru, who was then a Senior Personal Banking Officer at Scotiabank. He was
impressed with how employee-friendly his wife found Scotiabank, and he decided
to look into the courses he needed to start a career with the Bank as well. “I
went through her course books and found the content interesting,” says the
former software designer. Kush a fast learner, was soon ready for his Mutual
Funds exam. In Canada for a little over three months, he was thrilled when
Scotiabank offered him a job.
Kush’s advice for
newcomers:
Kush was himself was a happy Scotiabank customer before he became a
Scotiabanker. As a newcomer, he benefited from the Scotiabank StartRight® Program which offers products and services such as free
day-to-day banking for one year and a
wide range of credit card options. Kush recommends the Scotiabank
StartRight Program to his newcomer clients, whether they are newly
landed immigrants, foreign workers. He also takes the time to explain the
importance of paying the balance owed on the credit card by the due date. Kush
says he believes in putting himself in his clients’ shoes. “I’m a recent
newcomer myself, I tell them this is how I would do it, I personalize financial
advice to their particular needs. I help them visualize their needs further down
the road. Scotiabank took care of me as a client when I arrived in Canada, and
now allows me to take care of my clients with great products and services.”
• Kush
Sagar is a Personal Banking Officer at the Cottrelle & McVean Branch of
Scotiabank in Brampton, Ontario. He can be reached at 905-794-7092, ext. 4205.