Executive Bios

Dennis Dean
Executive Managing Director and Co-Head, Cash Management Services for Harris Nesbitt and BMO Nesbitt Burns

Dennis Dean is Executive Managing Director and Co-Head, Cash Management Services for Harris Nesbitt and BMO Nesbitt Burns.  In addition, Dean serves as Business Continuity Management Coordinator for all BMO Financial Group U.S. lines of business, including Harris Bank.

As a member of the BMO-Nesbitt Burns and Harris Bank Leadership Teams, Dean oversees the U.S. market place, and is responsible for product management, marketing/sales and the development and on-going strategy for Cash Management Services in the U.S.

A native of Chicago, Dean joined the Harris Bank in 1974 as a Corporate Credit Analyst.  At Harris, Dean has had prior responsibilities in Commercial Banking, Systems Development and Operations.  In 1997, Dean was named Senior Vice President, Cash Management Services, Bank of Montreal.

Dean has served on a variety of industry committees relating to the U.S. Payment System and related issues. In addition, he has been a frequent speaker at industry conferences in the U.S. and Canada and he is an instructor of Finance in the Northern Illinois University Graduate School of Business.  

Dean received his B.S. Degree in Finance and his MBA from Northern Illinois University. 

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