William E. Butt

Bill Butt was appointed Global Head of Investment & Corporate Banking (I&CB) in May 2008. In this role, he has responsibility for all of the firm’s business with corporate and government clients worldwide, encompassing equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services and global treasury management. He is a member of the BMO Capital Markets Executive, Management and Capital Commitments Committees.

Previously, Bill was Head of the BMO Capital Markets Canadian & International I&CB business, where he expanded the firm’s global footprint into China, Australia and India. He also spent two years as head of the company’s North American west coast operations, based in Vancouver.

Prior to joining predecessor firm Burns Fry, Bill led the mutual fund business of a large financial institution and also worked in mergers and acquisitions for a competing investment bank.

Bill is a member of the Board of Directors of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation. He was named to Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40.”

Bill holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and studied at the Rotterdam Graduate School of Management in the Netherlands. In addition, Bill holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Windsor.

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Perry Hoffmeister

Perry is Head of U.S. Investment & Corporate Banking. He is a member of the BMO Capital Markets Executive Committee and also Chair of the U.S. I&CB Management Committee.

Prior to joining BMO Capital Markets, Perry was with Lehman Brothers for 21 years, and was Co-Head of Investment Banking for Europe and the Middle East. His previous positions with Lehman included Co-Head of the Global Communications Group, Head of the Global Communications and Media Investment Banking Groups, and Head of Investment Management, Europe and the Middle East. Perry was also a member of various Executive and Operating Committees at Lehman, including the Investment Banking Executive Committee for five years.

Perry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Brown University in Applied Mathematics and Economics.

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