Kurt Seredynski

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Vice President, Commercial Financial Services, Indigenous Markets at RBC

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Overview

With over 26 years at RBC, Kurt is a Chartered Financial Analyst and purpose-driven leader, recently serving as Vice President for Indigenous Markets. His expertise lies in commercial financial services and fostering economic partnerships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Manitoba.

Outside of his direct role, Kurt is deeply committed to community impact and advancing Truth and Reconciliation. He focuses on building sustainable relationships and creating meaningful change. After a long and successful tenure, he is currently exploring new opportunities to apply his leadership and passion for growth.

He was instrumental in the establishment and one-year anniversary of an RBC branch on the Enoch Cree First Nation.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.


Topics They Care About

Indigenous Partnerships
His recent role was dedicated to working with Indigenous governments, organizations, and businesses to provide access to capital and financial services.
Community Impact
He emphasizes his passion for creating "meaningful impact" and supporting community and social projects through his professional work.
Truth and Reconciliation
He publicly observes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, reflecting on its importance for understanding Canada's history and its ongoing impacts.

Media Appearances

Kurt has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2021 - 10-2025
Vice President, Commercial Financial Services, Indigenous Markets at RBC
9-2017 - 3-2021
Vice President, Commercial Financial Services, Edmonton West and Indigenous Financial Services at RBC
7-2017 - 9-2017
Regional Enablement Coach, Business Financial Services at RBC
12-2013 - 6-2017
Manager, Business Markets at RBC
11-2011 - 12-2013
Director, National Client Group - Finance at RBC

Education

Education details unavailable from Haskayne School of Business, Executive MBA
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Honours from University of Manitoba

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 20 Location : Calgary, Alberta, Canada Job Level : N/A Designation : Vice President, Commercial Financial Services, Indigenous Markets at RBC
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Kurt

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kurt is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kurt

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kurt move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Kurt take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Kurt

Personality Compatibility


Other RBC Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.