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Tim began his career in the financial services industry in 1992. He has built a reputation as a capable advisor, mentor, trainer and knowledgeable estate planning and insurance professional. In collaboration with your trusted advisors, Tim follows a proven process featuring a customized, client-centric, goals-based approach to create, protect, enhance and transfer wealth.

In addition to a bachelor's degree in political science and an MBA, Tim is also a Certified Financial Planner, a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Certified Health Insurance Specialist.

Tim has called Vancouver Island home since 1980 and settled in Victoria, B.C., in 1985, where he enjoys the west coast lifestyle with his wife, two sons, extended family and friends. Tim coaches youth soccer, is an avid cyclist and loves to walk his dog Sam.

As a Senior Trust Advisor, Catharine Turner serves clients throughout British Columbia in the Vancouver office. Catharine is well known within the Estate and Trust industry in the British Columbia region. She has held many client facing roles focused on business development as well as servicing complex accounts of domestic and international high net worth families during her roles as an Estate and Trust Advisor, Senior Advisor and Private Banker.

A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Catharine has continued to deepen her knowledge and expertise with key industry designations such as the Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and the Financial Management Advisor (FMA) designations.

Catharine works with individuals, families, and businesses providing customized estate, trust and incapacity solutions. Whether it is helping someone to settle an estate, establishing a trust to ensure the successful transfer of family assets, or arranging to assist with the administration and responsibilities for a Power of Attorney, Catharine can help.

With more than 30 years of industry experience, Catharine brings to each client the necessary skill set to provide both the technical expertise as well as the genuine understanding of the emotional complexities that underlie these issues. Catharine understands that no two clients are the same and so, together with her RBC Royal Trust partners, she can find the solution that’s right for you. 

Coming from one of the major global accounting firms, Yat-Sze brings a broad range of experience to her role as Vice President, Financial Planning Specialist.

In her previous role, she spent many years working with private companies, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and partnerships. Her work included tax minimization through appropriate tax planning (corporate and personal, including estate planning) as well as corporate restructuring.

Yat-Sze is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). She completed her Bachelor of Commerce at the University of British Columbia and has completed all three levels of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ In-Depth Tax Course. She has also completed the Advanced Tax Course for Owner-Managed Businesses.

As a Financial Planning Specialist, Yat-Sze’s role is to work with and support your advisor in preparing and presenting your Compass Financial Plan and to identify and assess any related financial and tax planning concerns you might have.

Gali obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Victoria in 2000, and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the University of British Columbia in 2005. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2006.

Prior to joining RBC Wealth Management, Gali practiced law in both Vancouver and Victoria, specializing in the areas of Wills and estates, and corporate/ commercial law. She has been a guest speaker for seminars and podcasts on estate law topics, and is a contributor to professional development with the Canadian Bar Association Wills and Estates, and Elder Law sections.

Memberships include the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association and the Estate Planning Council of Canada. Gali is also a designated Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Christine Knox brings more than 18 years' experience in financial services to her role as Private Banker. Today she provides comprehensive financial management to select clients and their families throughout Vancouver Island.

Her significant career has honed Ms. Knox's ability to serve her clients through all stages of their financial lives. Working with a relatively small client base allows Ms. Knox to act as a true financial partner for her clients and their families. As needed, she collaborates with clients' legal, tax and insurance advisors to develop a strategy and plan to realize their personal and financial goals.

Ms. Knox's approach is to deliver a sophisticated banking experience and tailored suite of services that is customized to the unique needs of each client. In doing so, she designs packages for her clients that include high-end credit solutions, wealth management planning, business succession planning, estate planning and domestic and international trust structures. Through RBC, Ms. Knox also works with a vast network of specialists, in Canada and in key markets worldwide.

Ms. Knox is a licensed Personal Financial Planner and Specialist in Financial Counseling. In her spare time, she enjoys running, cycling and travelling with her husband and daughter.

As a Private Banker with RBC Wealth Management, Private Banking, Ian Mitchell provides comprehensive wealth management and financing strategies to high-net-worth business owners, executives, professionals and their families.

Based in Victoria, Ian works with a select number of clients throughout Vancouver Island to address their often complex banking, credit, and wealth management needs by providing tailored seamless banking and financial solutions.

When necessary, he can access specialists from across RBC in order to work collaboratively to provide a complete range of complementary services, from investment management to estate and legacy planning, and from domestic and international trust services to sophisticated credit and leverage strategies to support individual short and long term goals.

Ian offers an extensive background in client relationship management to his role as Private Banker. He draws on 27 years of industry experience, consisting of a wide range of Client Advisory, Leadership, and Learning & Development roles through his career.

A graduate of Thompson Rivers University with a Bachelor's of Commerce Degree, Ian has continued to deepen his knowledge and expertise with key industry designations such as the Personal Financial Planner (PFP).

Away from the office, Ian enjoys time with his family. Together with his wife Kristin and their daughter Samantha, Ian enjoys spending time mountain-biking and going on wilderness walks. And as an animal lover he can't resist stopping to say hi to any dog he sees.

Please feel free to contact me directly to see how I can help you in your financial life as a client of RBC Private Banking.

As a Premier Advisor with RBC Wealth Management Private Banking, Henry Wong provides personal service and tailored advice to help high-net-worth clients save time and effectively manage their day-to-day banking needs.

Working as a single point of contact, Henry accesses and collaborates with specialists from across RBC to provide a complete, seamless range of complementary services to support the individual short and long term goals of our Wealth Management clients in the Greater Victoria area.

Henry draws on 5 years of experience within RBC where he has had the opportunity to engage in several aspects of our retail growth strategy, helping drive RBC’s direction for the future and foster long-term client relationships across multiple channels within our communities. He focuses on delivering an exceptional advice experience for high-net-worth households working directly with our Wealth Management partners.

Henry has earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and a Minor in Business from the University of Victoria.

As a Premier Advisor with RBC Wealth Management Private Banking, Brooke Kuyvenhoven provides personal service and tailored advice to help high-net-worth clients save time and effectively manage their day-to-day banking needs.

Working as a single point of contact, Brooke accesses and collaborates with specialists from across RBC to provide a complete, seamless range of complementary services to support the individual short and long term goals of our Wealth Management clients in the Greater Victoria area.

Brooke draws on 5 years of experience within RBC, where she has had the opportunity to engage in several aspects of our retail growth strategy, helping drive RBC's direction for the future and foster long-term client relationships across multiple channels within our communities. She focuses on delivering an exceptional advice experience for high-net-worth households working directly with our Wealth Management partners.

Brooke has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and a Diploma in Finance from Camosun College, and studied international business abroad in Germany.