BMO for Women

L - R: Bernadette Smith, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Point Douglas; Kristen Kennedy, Regional Vice President, Personal Banking, Southern Prairies, BMO Bank of Montreal; Leah Weatherill, Managing Director & Team Lead for Canadian Commercial Banking, Prairies Region, BMO Bank of Montreal; Tafaline Wall, Senior Private Banker, BMO Private Wealth; Margaret Von Lau, CEO of N.E.E.D.S. Inc. and 2018 BMOCW Honouree – Community & Charitable Giving (Panelist); Carmyn Aleshka– BMO Celebrating Women 2019 Community & Charitable Giving Honourees; Ruth Loeppky – BMO Celebrating Women 2019 Expansion & Growth in Business Honouree; Tara Maltman-Just – BMO Celebrating Women 2019 Trailblazers & Innovators Honouree; Giovanna Minenna, Founder and Creative Director of Brows by G, 2018 BMOCW Honouree – Expansion & Growth in Small Business (Panelist); Anne Fountain, Associate Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Anthony Moros, Senior Private Banker, BMO Private Banking

Since 2012, we have honoured more than 100 women in communities across Canada and the U.S. through the BMO Celebrating Women program. We will continue to recognise women who lead and contribute to the success of their communities because it’s time women’s accomplishments were seen.

Since 2012, we have honoured more than 100 women in communities across Canada and the U.S. through the BMO Celebrating Women program. We will continue to recognize women who lead and contribute to the success of their communities because it’s time women’s accomplishments were seen.

How BMO honouree Sharon Gallant broke free from the cycle of poverty – and is now helping others do the same

How one Edmonton entrepreneur is growing her business – one customer need at a time.

Linda Weigl applies innovation to an old-economy industry – and takes on the world.

Image L - R: Dr. Penina Lam, Innovation and Global Growth; Tara Shannon, Community & Charitable Giving; Tammy Giuliani, Expansion & Growth in Small Business

When Giovanna Minenna returned to her hometown of Winnipeg after three years in Toronto studying and working in makeup design, she took some time off to reflect on where to focus her skills next. I…

Image L - R: Cassidy Megan, Community & Charitable Giving Honouree; Sue Siri, Innovation & Global Growth Honouree; Jennie Dobbs, Expansion & Growth in Small Business; Monique Fares, Expansion & Growth in Small Business

Image L-R: Shannon Rogers, Innovation & Global Growth Honouree; Dr. Diana Laslo-Baker, Expansion & Growth in Small Business; Jing Wen, Expansion & Growth in Small Business

Image L - R: Lanette Veres, Women Who Inspire Honouree; Carolyn Loder, Women Who Lead Honouree; Pam Gaber, Women Wome Serve Honouree

Image L-R: Julia Taylor, Women Who Serve Honouree; Cecelia Gore, Women Who Lead Honouree; Carmen Pitre, Women Who Inspire Honouree

Rene L’Heureux is a proud resident of North Battleford, Sask. About a two-hour drive west of Saskatoon and home to more than 13,000 people, it’s where she was born and raised, where she carved out her first career in the financial sector, and where she planted roots with family and frien...

What do you do after planting a raspberry bush in the backyard, aside from popping the juiciest ones into your mouth? If you’re Christine Manning, you launch a preserves company – and then some.

At BMO, we believe in recognizing women and their achievements as leaders in the workplace. That’s why we’re highlighting their successes in the following categories: Community and Charitable Giving, Expansion and Growth in Small Business and Innovation and Global Growth. Join us in celebrating our 2017 recipients.

Image L to R: Korey Nixon, Private Wealth Consultant, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island, BMO Private Banking; Aaron Naccarato, Regional Vice President, Western New Brunswick, BMO Bank of Montreal;Anne McShane, BMO Celebrating Women 2018 Community & Charitable Giving Honouree; Alaina Lockhart, Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business & Tourism, and MP Fundy Royal; Wendy Southworth, BMO Celebrating Women 2018 Expansion & Growth in Small Business Honouree; Erika Jones, BMO Celebrating Women 2018 Expansion & Growth in Small Business Honouree; Trevor Macdougall, Investment Advisor & Assistant Branch Manager, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island, BMO Nesbitt Burns