Graham Parsons leads the delivery and development of private banking services for high-net-worth clients – one of the fastest-growing market segments – in Canada and the U.S. Mr. Parsons is responsible for strategic direction of BMO’s trust and estate, customized banking, investment management, family office and philanthropic advisory services delivered through professionals in nearly 50 North American offices.

Mr. Parsons has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He joined BMO Financial Group in August 1992, and served as Community Banking Manager in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1995, Mr. Parsons was Vice-President, Kitchener Flagship and promoted to Senior Vice-President, South Western Ontario, Personal and Commercial Client Group in early 1999. In 1999, Graham assumed the responsibility of importing the U.S. Harris business model into Canada with the launch of BMO Harris Private Banking.

In 2002, he assumed the additional responsibility for oversight of Harris Private Bank. Mr. Parsons serves on the Boards of the Trust Company of Bank of Montreal and BMO Harris Investment Management Inc. and serves on the Management Committee of Bank of Montreal.

Graham is also National Chair for Canada for the Kid’s Help Phone Futures Campaign.

Mr. Parsons holds a Bachelor of Arts, Economics Major, from the University of Western Ontario.

(June 2007)