Jonathan Kopman, CIMA, CIM™
Jonathan brings over 27 years of experience delivering personalized financial strategies. He combines disciplined expertise with genuine care, ensuring his advice aligns with each client’s values and goals. Holding CIM™, CIMA, and APM designations, Jonathan collaborates with a range of clients.
He is also active in volunteer board service and pet therapy volunteering. Outside of work, Jonathan is a dedicated triathlete, runner, husband, and father of two daughters.
Josh Silver
Josh joined White Oak Wealth in 2024 after gaining valuable experience at several investment and asset management firms. A Queen’s University Commerce graduate, he is pursuing his Chartered Investment Management (CIM®) designation. Josh offers tailored investment and wealth management advice, specializing in customized portfolio strategies and diligent risk management. He is committed to building lasting client relationships and contributing to the team’s values driven approach.
Outside work, Josh enjoys hockey, golf, tennis, skiing, and travel.
Nataliia Kuzovych
Nataliia has been with White Oak Wealth since 2019, recognized for her attention to detail and dedication to client care. With a Master’s in Finance from the Lviv Institute of Banking, she ensures every client interaction is warm, respectful, and precise. Nataliia’s empathetic approach reflects the team’s values.
Outside work, she fosters pets, supporting families and her community.
Tanya Werger, BA
Tanya joined White Oak Wealth in 2024, bringing extensive not-for-profit experience and strong project management skills. She is a resourceful team player who supports clients’ administrative needs with care and efficiency. Tanya holds a BA Honours from the University of Guelph, and has certifications in project management, fundraising, digital marketing, and is committed to ongoing learning.
Outside work, she enjoys travel, reading, and time with her rescue cat.
David Duong, CPA, CMA, CIM, CLU
Wealth Strategist
David enjoys working with high-net-worth families, business owners, and senior executives to preserve their wealth through the use of tax, insurance, trust and estate planning strategies.
David draws on his wealth planning experiences to provide a team-based approach by involving a client’s non-CIBC advisors (i.e., lawyer, accountant) and partners at CIBC.
David has a passion for financial literacy and formerly served as an Advisory Board member on CPA Canada's Financial Literacy Program.
- l Certified Financial Planner (CFP®)
- l Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI®)
- l Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.)
Michael Teng, CIM®, CFP®
Financial Planning Specialist
Michael’s financial planning philosophy stems from more than just learning about your financial goals. It is about understanding you; your values, concerns and aspirations. With years of experience developing diverse comprehensive financial plans for high and ultra-high net worth clients, Michael is able to paint a clear financial picture of your situation and create a roadmap to help you achieve your goals. He is equipped to provide sophisticated advice on various facets of financial planning including tax, retirement, business and estate planning. Having earned his Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Investment Manager designations, Michael has built his career on advising clients for over a decade.
Nigel Newland, B.Comm., CFP
Estate Planning Specialist
As a CIBC Wood Gundy Estate Planning Specialist I work with your trusted advisor to provide you with a specialized estate plan. My expertise is rooted in financial and intergenerational wealth transfer solutions, including; preservation, estate enhancement, business succession, charitable giving, retirement income planning and tax minimization.
Before joining CIBC Wood Gundy, I worked for a private sector company based in the United States and prior to that I spent 9 years working with a large financial institution as a wealth advisor. I strive to provide you with timely professional advice that you can put into action.
David Coate, CA, CPA, CFP
Estate Planning Specialist
Having worked in the accounting profession before joining CIBC Wood Gundy in 2016, David has a unique perspective of tax and estate planning challenges that most of our clients will face during their lifetime.
Being able to draw on prior knowledge and experience from his accounting career and apply that prior experience to new advisor and client relationships is a valuable asset to our team and our partners.
Educating our clients and partners to ensure that complicated problems can be simplified is one of David’s greatest strengths.
Abel Li, PFP
Private Banking Advisor
Your financial needs are complex and require the right guidance and expertise from wealth managers who understand high-net-worth professionals.
Offering you quality dedicated advice, I'm proud to work with you to achieve your financial goals. Once we understand your specific needs, my team and I deliver tailored advice that reflects what's most important to you and your family. I work closely with our many CIBC experts in planning and developing recommendations that align with your wealth needs.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling and exploring the world. Discovering and learning new cultures brings me joy.
Heidi Bening, RRC
Senior Private Banking advisor
Heidi believes it’s important to understand her clients' values, dreams and goals and to provide them with the financial stewardship to help realize them. Working closely with clients she engages colleagues from across the CIBC Group of Companies to develop financial solutions and recommendations to best position their financial resources for today and the future. Heidi has been with CIBC since 2000 and is fluent in English, Punjabi and Hindi.
David Duong, CPA, CMA, CIM, CLU
David enjoys working with high-net-worth families, business owners, and senior executives to preserve their wealth through the use of tax, insurance, trust and estate planning strategies.
David draws on his wealth planning experiences to provide a team-based approach by involving a client’s non-CIBC advisors (i.e., lawyer, accountant) and partners at CIBC.
David has a passion for financial literacy and formerly served as an Advisory Board member on CPA Canada's Financial Literacy Program.
- l Certified Financial Planner (CFP®)
- l Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI®)
- l Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.)
Michael Teng, CIM®, CFP®
Michael’s financial planning philosophy stems from more than just learning about your financial goals. It is about understanding you; your values, concerns and aspirations. With years of experience developing diverse comprehensive financial plans for high and ultra-high net worth clients, Michael is able to paint a clear financial picture of your situation and create a roadmap to help you achieve your goals. He is equipped to provide sophisticated advice on various facets of financial planning including tax, retirement, business and estate planning. Having earned his Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Investment Manager designations, Michael has built his career on advising clients for over a decade.
Nigel Newland, B.Comm., CFP
As a CIBC Wood Gundy Estate Planning Specialist I work with your trusted advisor to provide you with a specialized estate plan. My expertise is rooted in financial and intergenerational wealth transfer solutions, including; preservation, estate enhancement, business succession, charitable giving, retirement income planning and tax minimization.
Before joining CIBC Wood Gundy, I worked for a private sector company based in the United States and prior to that I spent 9 years working with a large financial institution as a wealth advisor. I strive to provide you with timely professional advice that you can put into action.
David Coate, CA, CPA, CFP
Having worked in the accounting profession before joining CIBC Wood Gundy in 2016, David has a unique perspective of tax and estate planning challenges that most of our clients will face during their lifetime.
Being able to draw on prior knowledge and experience from his accounting career and apply that prior experience to new advisor and client relationships is a valuable asset to our team and our partners.
Educating our clients and partners to ensure that complicated problems can be simplified is one of David’s greatest strengths.
Abel Li, PFP
Your financial needs are complex and require the right guidance and expertise from wealth managers who understand high-net-worth professionals.
Offering you quality dedicated advice, I'm proud to work with you to achieve your financial goals. Once we understand your specific needs, my team and I deliver tailored advice that reflects what's most important to you and your family. I work closely with our many CIBC experts in planning and developing recommendations that align with your wealth needs.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling and exploring the world. Discovering and learning new cultures brings me joy.
Heidi Bening, RRC
Heidi believes it’s important to understand her clients' values, dreams and goals and to provide them with the financial stewardship to help realize them. Working closely with clients she engages colleagues from across the CIBC Group of Companies to develop financial solutions and recommendations to best position their financial resources for today and the future. Heidi has been with CIBC since 2000 and is fluent in English, Punjabi and Hindi.