As Vice-Chairman of BMO Nesbitt Burns, Dean Manjuris heads the full-service investing line of business, which manages $100 billion in client assets through a sales force of 1,300 investment advisors across Canada.

Mr. Manjuris joined Burns Fry Ltd. in 1983 as an Investment Advisor in Toronto. In 1985, he became Manager of the Yonge and St. Clair Branch. He then transferred to downtown Toronto to manage one of the firm's larger branches in 1986.

In 1991, Mr. Manjuris was appointed National Sales Manager, Senior Vice-President and Director of BMO Nesbitt Burns, Private Client Division, a key line of business for BMO Financial Group’s wealth management strategy. During his tenure from 1991 to 1994, the Burns Fry sales force doubled. In 1999, Mr. Manjuris was appointed President and Managing Director of the Private Client Division.

In 2003, Mr. Manjuris was appointed Vice-Chairman. Under his leadership, the firm has widened its product and service offering to clients and launched industry-leading online initiatives. The firm has also grown from a business that handles clients’ investments to an organization that manages Canadians’ wealth during all life cycles.

Mr. Manjuris is a member of both the Performance Committee and Management Committee of BMO Financial Group. He is a director of BMO Nesbitt Burns Corporation Limited, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc, BMO Nesbitt Burns Ltd Audit and Board Committees and is also on the board of the Canadian Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. He is very involved in his community and actively supports children’s charities through his role as trustee of the Baystock Foundation. Mr. Manjuris has been a board member of BMO Nesbitt Burns Financial Services Inc. and was on the Board of Directors for the Investment Dealers Association of Canada.

Mr. Manjuris holds a bachelor of arts in economics and is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute.

(June 2009)

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