Epok Advice Strategic Partner Dilys D'Cruz Named a 2026 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner

WXN Media and its partners announced the 2026 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners on September 9, recognizing 104 exceptional women whose leadership, innovation and impact are shaping industries, organizations and communities across Canada. The Honorees were selected by an independent panel of judges representing diverse industries and sectors from across the country. The full list of 2026 Honorees is available at wxnmedia.com/top-100-winners-2026.

D'Cruz is recognized for more than three decades of leadership in Canadian financial services, driving growth, developing talent and expanding access to advice. As Meridian Credit Union's former Senior Vice President of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, she led a $26-billion portfolio, integrated two major businesses and helped scale the Wealth business from approximately $1 billion to more than $6 billion in assets under administration. A passionate advocate for women's financial confidence, she uses mentorship, media and advocacy to demystify money, challenge barriers and empower women.

D'Cruz joined Epok Advice as a Strategic Partner in July 2026, expanding the firm's ability to serve banks, credit unions and regional financial institutions across North America.

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"Dilys has built, scaled and transformed a major wealth business, while developing great people and keeping clients at the centre of the work. This recognition is well deserved and reflects the kind of leader she has been throughout her career. We are incredibly proud to have her as part of Epok. It also says something about what we are building. Epok brings together experienced, independent practitioners who have actually done the work and want to keep doing it, just in a different way. Dilys is a great example of that. Our clients get access to people who have led businesses, made the hard decisions and understand what it takes to turn strategy into action."

"I am honoured to be recognized alongside so many remarkable women leaders. Throughout my career I have been fortunate to work with teams who believed in the power of good advice to change people's lives. I am grateful for this recognition and excited to continue that work with Epok and the clients we serve."

The 2026 Honorees will be celebrated at the 24th annual Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards Gala on November 26, 2026 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.

About Dilys D'Cruz

Dilys D'Cruz is a recognized wealth management growth and transformation executive with more than 30 years of experience helping financial institutions accelerate growth, modernize advice, and transform wealth management into a strategic growth engine. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Retail Banking and Wealth Management at Meridian Credit Union and has been recognized as one of Wealth Professional's 5-Star Leading Women in Wealth and a Female Trailblazer of the Year Excellence Awardee. She is a former Chair of Aviso's National Wealth Advisory Committee, an Ontario Securities Commission Investor Advisory Panelist, and Board Director.

About Epok Advice

Epok Advice is a boutique strategy and transformation advisory firm focused exclusively on wealth management, asset management, and WealthTech. The firm helps clients navigate growth, modernization, market entry, advisor enablement, operating model transformation, and strategic transactions across Canada and the United States.

For more information, visit EpokAdvice.com or learn more about joining the Epok ecosystem at EpokAdvice.com/join-us.

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Building on nearly three decades of leadership through WXN (Women's Executive Network), WXN Media is a media company dedicated to telling the stories of exceptional women leaders through trusted editorial, prestigious recognition, and signature experiences. Its portfolio includes Be Bold Magazine, The Bold Edit, The One Bold Truth, Signature Experiences, and Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100™, one of Canada's most prestigious leadership recognition programs. For more information, visit wxnetwork.com.