Type: Public
On the web: http://www.bmo.com
Employees: 47,180
Employee growth: 24.3%

Bank of Montreal is bilingual -- it speaks Canadian and American business. Also known as BMO Financial Group (or, more familiarly, BMO, pronounced "bee-moe"), the company is one of Canada's oldest and biggest banks. Serving individuals, government agencies, and businesses large and small, it has about 900 branches that provide deposits, mortgages and loans, life insurance, credit cards, investments, and wealth management services. In the US, it owns Chicago's Harris, which offers similar services through more than 300 branches, primarily in the Midwest. Another subsidiary, BMO Capital Markets, performs institutional brokerage and investment banking services mainly in Canada and the US.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending October, 2011:
Sales: $16,858.9M
One year growth: 11.3%
Net income: $3,136.7M
Income growth: 13.8%

Officers:
Chairman: David A. Galloway
President, CEO, and Director: William A. (Bill) Downe
EVP and Chief Risk Officer: Thomas E. (Tom) Flynn

Competitors:
CIBC
RBC Financial Group
TD Bank

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