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BMO Celebrating Women: BMO Recognizes Outstanding Women in Montréal Through National Program


MONTRÉAL, June 4, 2018 /CNW/ - Three women were honoured at the annual BMO Celebrating Women event in Montréal for their remarkable contribution to business and the community in one of three categories: Innovation and Global Growth, Community and Charitable Giving, and Expansion and Growth in Small Business.

The program recognizes female leaders in local communities as part of BMO's commitment to drive the advancement of women.

Sylvie Marois, Senior VP, BMO Private Banking; Cynthia Lemme, Head, Business Banking Credit ? Eastern Canada; Diana Ferrera Scalia, Honouree; Julie Desharnais, VP, Services bancaires aux entreprises; Patricia Saputo, Keynote Speaker; Élaine Paquin, Honouree; Rose-Marie Beaulieu, Honouree; Catherine Dufresne-Lorrain, Directrice gestion relationnelle -Services bancaires aux entreprises; Mario Rigante, Senior VP, Quebec Div.; Nancy Cyr, VP Régionale Rive-Sud de Montréal. (CNW Group/BMO Financial Group)

The following honourees were recognized:

Ms. Ferrara Scalia is currently a board member with the Cedars Cancer Foundation at the McGill University Health Centre and Les amis de la montagne.

"BMO Financial Group is pleased to honour women business owners who believe in the importance of entrepreneurship," said Sylvie Marois, Senior Vice-President, Quebec, BMO Private Banking. "We are thrilled to recognize our honourees through this important initiative and we are committed to developing and furthering programs that support the advancement of women across Quebec and in communities nationwide."

BMO has partnerships with organizations such as GroYourBiz, WBE Canada, Women Presidents' Organization and Catalyst. It has also developed products that address the needs of its female clients, including the recent Women in Leadership Mutual Fund ? the first impact investing mutual fund offered by a Canadian bank focused on gender diversity. It has also spearheaded studies around women entrepreneurs, such as Everywhere, Every Day Innovating ? Women Entrepreneurs and Innovation.

For more information about BMO Celebrating Women, please visit: bmoforwomen.com and join the social conversation using #BMOforWomen.

About BMO Financial Group
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider ? the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $728 billion as of January 31, 2018, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

SOURCE BMO Financial Group


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