BMO’s Board of Directors
Directors*
Robert M. Astley
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Clarica Life Insurance Company and former President, Sun Life Financial Canada
Board/Committees:
Governance and Nominating, Human Resources and Management Compensation (Chair), Risk Review
Director since 2004
topStephen E. Bachand**
Corporate Director and retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited
Board/Committees:
Governance and Nominating, Human Resources and Management Compensation
Other public boards:
George Weston Limited
Director since 1999
topDavid R. Beatty, O.B.E.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Beatinvest Limited
Board/Committees:
Human Resources and Management Compensation, Risk Review
Other public boards:
FirstService Corporation, Inmet Mining Corporation
Director since 1992
topRobert Chevrier, F.C.A.
President, Société de gestion Roche Inc.
Board/Committees:
Audit, The Pension Fund Society of the Bank of Montreal (Chair)
Other public boards:
Cascades Inc., CGI Group Inc., Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, Richelieu Hardware Ltd.
Director since 2000
topGeorge A. Cope
President and Chief Executive Officer, BCE Inc. and Bell Canada
Board/Committees:
Risk Review
Other public boards:
BCE Inc., Bell Aliant, NII Holdings, Inc.
Director since 2006
topWilliam A. Downe
President and Chief Executive Officer, BMO Financial Group
Board/Committees:
Attends all Committee meetings as an ex-officio (non-voting) member
Director since 2007
topRonald H. Farmer
Managing Director, Mosaic Capital Partners
David A. Galloway
Chairman of the Board
Board/Committees:
Governance and Nominating, Human Resources and Management Compensation. Attends Audit Committee, Risk Review Committee and The Pension Fund Society of the Bank of Montreal meetings as an ex-officio (non-voting) member
Other public boards:
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Toromont Industries Ltd.
Director since 1998
topHarold N. Kvisle
President and Chief Executive Officer, TransCanada Corporation
Board/Committees:
Risk Review
Other public boards:
TransCanada Corporation, TransCanada PipeLines Limited
Director since 2005
topEva Lee Kwok**
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Amara International Investment Corp.
Board/Committees:
Audit, The Pension Fund Society of the Bank of Montreal
Other public boards:
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd., CK Life Sciences Int’l. (Holdings) Inc., Husky Energy Inc.
Director since 1999
topBruce H. Mitchell
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Permian Industries Limited
Board/Committees:
Governance and Nominating, Risk Review (Chair)
Other public boards:
Garbell Holdings Limited
Director since 1999
topPhilip S. Orsino, O.C., F.C.A.
Corporate Director and former President and Chief Executive Officer, Masonite International Corporation (formerly Premdor Inc.)
Board/Committees:
Audit (Chair), Governance and Nominating. Attends Risk Review Committee meetings as an ex-officio (non-voting) member
Other public boards:
Clairvest Group Inc.
Director since 1999
topDr. Martha C. Piper, O.C., O.B.C.
Corporate Director, former President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of British Columbia
Board/Committees:
Human Resources and Management Compensation
Other public boards:
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation, TransAlta Corporation
Director since 2006
topJ. Robert S. Prichard, O.C., O.Ont.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Torstar Corporation
Board/Committees:
Governance and Nominating (Chair), Human Resources and Management Compensation
Other public boards:
George Weston Limited, Onex Corporation, Torstar Corporation
Director since 2000
topJeremy H. Reitman
President and Chief Executive Officer, Reitmans (Canada) Limited
Board/Committees:
Audit, The Pension Fund Society of the Bank of Montreal
Other public boards:
Reitmans (Canada) Limited
Director since 1987
topGuylaine Saucier, C.M., F.C.A.
Corporate Director
Board/Committees:
Audit, Risk Review
Other public boards:
Areva, Petro-Canada
Director since 1992
topNancy C. Southern
President and Chief Executive Officer, ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited
Board/Committees:
Risk Review, The Pension Fund Society of the Bank of Montreal
Other public boards:
Akita Drilling Ltd., ATCO Ltd., Canadian Utilities Limited, CU Inc.
Director since 1996
topDon M. Wilson III
Corporate Director
* As of October 31, 2008.
** Stephen E. Bachand and Eva Lee Kwok will not be standing for re-election to the Board at our 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 3, 2009.
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