BMO Capital Markets Hires Key U.S. Equity Trading Professionals: Continues to Build North American Platform

NEW YORK, NEW YORK--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2013) - BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (BMO)(BMO.TO), has added key trading professionals to its U.S. team, further bolstering the firm's equity sales and trading platform.

Joining the group are Jim Gallagher as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Equity Sector Trading, David Matlow as Managing Director, U.S. Equity Sales Trading and New York Sales Manager, Daniel Mara as Director, U.S. Equity Sales Trading and Ashley Amo as Vice President, U.S. Equity Sales Trading.

All four are based in New York and will report to David Porcelli, who was recently appointed Co-Head of U.S. Equity Products and Head of U.S. Equity Trading Execution.

"BMO Capital Markets has established a powerful global sales trading and research platform, and these hires underscore our commitment to build a North American trading products business offering a unified approach to client coverage," said Mike Miller, Global Head of Equity Products, BMO Capital Markets.

"Over the past year, BMO Capital Markets has continued to enhance its business in the United States by adding key talent across its investment banking, capital markets and research groups. As global markets recover and the trend toward investing in equities heightens, we are well positioned with a very strong bench, following the addition of these highly regarded professionals," Mr. Miller said.

Prior to joining BMO, Jim Gallagher was most recently the Sector Head for Energy, Utilities, Healthcare, Materials and MLP sectors at Barclays Capital. He was ranked No. 1 in Energy trading for four consecutive years by Greenwich Associates and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Georgetown University.

David Matlow comes to BMO from Barclays Capital, where he was a liquid markets sales trader. While at Barclays, he consistently ranked in the top three among all cash sales traders in the Americas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Business/Economics & History from Lafayette College.

Daniel Mara was most recently with Citigroup Global Markets where he focused on hedge fund sales trading. He holds a J.D. Law Degree from the Fordham School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree from Boston College.

Ashley Amo was most recently with Goldman Sachs, where she spent the last five years focused on U.S. equity sales trading. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University.

About BMO Capital Markets

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American financial services provider, with more than 2,200 employees operating in 16 North American offices and 29 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (BMO)(BMO.TO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with total assets of $549 billion as at July 31, 2013, and more than 46,000 employees.