Walter Elliot Appointed as Vice President and Labor Liaison at BMO Taft-Hartley Services

CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BMO Global Asset Management today announced the appointment of Walter Elliot as Vice President and Labor Liaison at BMO Taft-Hartley Services.

In his new role, Mr. Elliot will be responsible for developing new relationships in BMO Taft-Hartley Services' California and West Coast regions, as well as focus on key opportunities on the East Coast and in association with the Service Employees International Union nationally. He is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"Walt's extensive experience in the customized financial needs of the labor community builds on our ongoing commitment to serving the needs of our Taft-Hartley clients and their membership," said Kristy Perez, Managing Director, BMO Taft-Hartley Services, BMO Global Asset Management. "His unique background representing both labor and management interests as a Trustee and Chairman for trust funds, combined with his years of experience in the Taft-Hartley community, will be a tremendous asset to our team."

Prior to joining BMO Taft-Hartley Services, Mr. Elliot spent two decades as Treasurer and Business Manager for the Bartenders Local #165 Union and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union Welfare (H.E.R.E.I.U.). He has also served as Vice President of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, Trustee and Rotating Chairman of the Southern Nevada Culinary and Bartenders Pension Trust, Trustee of Hotel Employee (National Health and Welfare Plan), Trustee of the Southern Nevada Hotel Training Program and President of the AFL-CIO.  Just prior to joining the BMO team, Mr. Elliot served as Trustee and Rotating Chairman for management with three significant Trust Funds in the Southwest.

Mr. Elliot has been a member of the Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Rose Judiciary Committee, the Executive Board Council for Institutional Investors, and the Massachusetts Financial Services Labor Advisory Board. He is a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, on whose Board of Directors he served for 14 years.

About BMO Taft-Hartley Services and BMO Global Asset Management:
BMO Taft-Hartley Services is a part of BMO Global Asset Management and a division of the Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A., offering products and services through various affiliates of BMO Financial Group.

BMO Global Asset Management is the brand name for various affiliated entities of BMO Financial Group, that provide trust, custody, securities lending, investment management, and retirement plan services.  BMO Global Asset Management comprises BMO Asset Management U.S., BMO Asset Management (Canada)^®, and BMO's specialized investment boutiques: Monegy, Inc.^®, Pyrford International Ltd, Lloyd George Management, and Taplin, Canida & Habacht, LLC.   BMO Global Asset Management is part of the BMO Financial Group, a service mark of Bank of Montreal (BMO).  M&I Investment Management Corp. merged into BMO Asset Management Corp. (formerly Harris Investment Management Inc.) on June 1, 2012.

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