Lawren Scott Thomson (born January 1970) is a Canadian businessman who since 2022 has been president of the Bank of Nova Scotia.
After high school he went to Okanagan College for a year, then transferred to Queen's University, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science in 1992.
In 2003 he left Goldman to join BCE in Toronto, where he was appointed vice-president for corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions.
Later he was appointed executive vice-president for corporate development and planning for BCE and Bell Canada Inc.[2] On 2 July 2008, Thomson left BCE and joined Talisman Energy in Calgary as its executive vice-president and chief financial officer.
[3] On 17 June 2013, Thomson left Talisman and appointed president of Finning, based in Surrey, British Columbia.