Bank of Montreal Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Bank of Montreal's CEO is William White, appointed in Nov 2017, has a tenure of 7.5 years. total yearly compensation is CA$10.97M, comprised of 10% salary and 90% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.007% of the company’s shares, worth CA$6.70M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 7.5 years respectively.

Key information

William White

Chief executive officer

CA$11.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.0%
CEO tenure7.5yrs
CEO ownership0.007%
Management average tenure6.3yrs
Board average tenure7.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has William White's remuneration changed compared to Bank of Montreal's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jan 31 2025n/an/a

CA$8b

Oct 31 2024CA$11mCA$1m

CA$7b

Jul 31 2024n/an/a

CA$6b

Apr 30 2024n/an/a

CA$6b

Jan 31 2024n/an/a

CA$5b

Oct 31 2023CA$13mCA$1m

CA$4b

Jul 31 2023n/an/a

CA$7b

Apr 30 2023n/an/a

CA$7b

Jan 31 2023n/an/a

CA$11b

Oct 31 2022CA$14mCA$1m

CA$13b

Jul 31 2022n/an/a

CA$11b

Apr 30 2022n/an/a

CA$12b

Jan 31 2022n/an/a

CA$8b

Oct 31 2021CA$15mCA$1m

CA$8b

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

CA$7b

Apr 30 2021n/an/a

CA$6b

Jan 31 2021n/an/a

CA$5b

Oct 31 2020CA$11mCA$1m

CA$5b

Jul 31 2020n/an/a

CA$4b

Apr 30 2020n/an/a

CA$5b

Jan 31 2020n/an/a

CA$6b

Oct 31 2019CA$11mCA$1m

CA$6b

Jul 31 2019n/an/a

CA$6b

Apr 30 2019n/an/a

CA$6b

Jan 31 2019n/an/a

CA$6b

Oct 31 2018CA$10mCA$1m

CA$5b

Compensation vs Market: William's total compensation ($USD7.92M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD7.65M).

Compensation vs Earnings: William's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

William White (52 yo)

7.5yrs

Tenure

CA$10,969,317

Compensation

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Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William White
CEO & Director7.5yrsCA$10.97m0.0070%
CA$ 6.7m
Tayfun Tuzun
Chief Financial Officer4.3yrsCA$3.75mno data
Steve Tennyson
Chief Technology & Operations Officer6.5yrsCA$4.00m0.0035%
CA$ 3.4m
Erminia Johannson
Group Head of North American Personal & Business Banking7.3yrsCA$4.39m0.0028%
CA$ 2.7m
Alan Tannenbaum
CEO & Group Head of BMO Capital Markets1.5yrsCA$7.50m0.000020%
CA$ 19.2k
Christine Viau
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Sharon Haward-Laird
General Counsel4.3yrsno data0.00088%
CA$ 845.7k
Catherine Roche
Chief Marketing Officerno datano datano data
Mona Malone
Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of People6yrsno data0.00024%
CA$ 230.7k
Richard Rudderham
Head of Business Tech. Integration & Interim Head of Ent. Initiatives6yrsno datano data
Michael Bonner
Senior VP and Regional Head of BC & Yukon11.3yrsno datano data
Carolyn Booth
Head of Distribution of U.S. Personal & Business Banking - BMO Harris Bank9.5yrsno datano data

6.3yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BMO.PRY's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William White
CEO & Director8yrsCA$10.97m0.0070%
CA$ 6.7m
Hale Behzadi
Vice Chair of California - BMO U.S.less than a yearno datano data
George Cope
Independent Chairman of the Board18.8yrsCA$709.17k0.011%
CA$ 10.6m
Stephen Dent
Independent Director4.1yrsCA$258.13k0.0034%
CA$ 3.3m
David Harquail
Independent Director7.1yrsCA$265.00k0.0025%
CA$ 2.4m
Eric La Fleche
Independent Director13.2yrsCA$250.00k0.00096%
CA$ 922.6k
Madhu Ranganathan
Independent Director4.1yrsCA$270.00k0.000050%
CA$ 48.1k
Lorraine Mitchelmore
Independent Director10.2yrsCA$355.00k0.000080%
CA$ 76.9k
Craig Broderick
Independent Director6.8yrsCA$355.00k0.00069%
CA$ 663.1k
Martin Eichenbaum
Independent Director10.2yrsCA$285.00k0.00024%
CA$ 230.7k
Janice Babiak
Independent Director12.6yrsCA$340.00k0.000070%
CA$ 67.3k
Hazel Claxton
Independent Director1.8yrsCA$250.00kno data

7.5yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BMO.PRY's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/01 17:25
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/01 00:00
Earnings2025/01/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Bank of Montreal is covered by 31 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Will ChienAccountability Research Corporation
Brian MortonBarclays
Roberto de Aguiar AttuchBarclays