Yvan Bourdeau was appointed Vice-Chair, BMO Capital Markets on March 5, 2008. In this position, he has responsibility for account coverage, while continuing to focus on the execution of our China/international objectives.

Mr. Bourdeau's career at BMO Financial Group has spanned more than 30 years in a wide variety of roles, including various positions in the Far East as well as Treasurer and Head of Portfolio Risk Management. He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer, BMO Nesbitt Burns in May 1999. Most recently, he was CEO and Head of Investment Banking Group, BMO Capital Markets.

Mr. Bourdeau began his career with BMO as a representative in Tokyo in 1973. He was Managing Director, Bank of Montreal Asia Ltd., Singapore, in 1978; Vice-President and Manager, Seoul Branch, South Korea, in 1980; and Senior Vice-President and Manager, Tokyo Branch, Japan, in 1986. Mr. Bourdeau was appointed Senior Vice-President and Deputy Treasurer, Bank of Montreal, in 1988; Executive Vice-President and Treasurer, in 1991; and Executive Vice-President and Head of Global Treasury Group in 1996. In 1998, he was named Executive Vice-President, Treasurer and Head of Portfolio and Risk Management Group.

Born in Montreal , Mr. Bourdeau received his B.A. from Collège Saint-Ignace in Montreal in 1968, his Bachelor of Business Administration from l'École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales at the University of Montreal in 1971 and his MBA from the University of British Columbia in 1972.
Mr. Bourdeau is a Board member of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Corporation Limited, BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Harris Financial Corp. He also sits on the Boards of the Institute for Research on Public Policy and C.D. Howe Institute.

(March 2008)

Y. Bourdeau (high resolution picture, jpg, 583k)