| BMO Financial Group Joins Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council – CAMSC TORONTO,
October 23, 2007 – BMO Financial Group announced today that
it has joined the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council – CAMSC – an
initiative that demonstrates BMO’s commitment to enhancing access
for Aboriginal and visible minority suppliers and that strengthens its
ability to foster brand loyalty with the most rapidly growing groups of
consumers in Canada. Membership in CAMSC allows the bank to be responsive
to this important market by providing both financial services and new business
opportunities to help them grow their businesses. Mr. Thornburrow noted that BMO has a long history of being an employer committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and said that this commitment is central to the way BMO employees work together and with their customers. “We draw our strength from the diversity of our people and our businesses,” he explained. Mr. Thornburrow said that plans for BMO to align the CAMSC program with the Women and Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) work that it conducts within the Strategic Sourcing portfolio of its U.S.-based subsidiary, Harris, will help BMO leverage the experience of its U.S. team in working with CAMSC. About CAMSC - 30 - For Media Inquiries please contact:Ralph Marranca, Toronto,
(416) 867-3996, ralph.marranca@bmo.com |