11:50 AM EST - Bank of Montreal : announced that Frank Techar is appointed Chief Operating Officer, BMO Financial Group, effective November 1. Techar is currently President and CEO of Personal and Commercial Banking, Canada. In his new role, Techar will assume overall responsibility for the bank's Personal & Commercial and Wealth businesses, as well as the bank's retail distribution channels. Techar will also have responsibility for many aspects of the technology and marketing deployment within the bank that relate to enabling growth of its customer base. Bank of Montreal
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