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Harris Names Wallace Harris District Executive
CHICAGO, July 8, 2008 - Harris today announced that Wallace Harris Jr. has been named District Executive, South District. In this role, Harris will be responsible for community and business development activities and working with partners across the bank's three primary lines of business: Retail Banking, Business Banking and Wealth Management in order to provide customers with an integrated offering. The South District is comprised of Harris locations south of I-55 and includes Indiana.
Harris joins the bank from Irwin Union Bank in Indianapolis where he was President of the bank's wealth management business (Irwin Advisory Group) and led strategic expansion, employee development and helped drive the business to consistent profitable growth. Harris also previously worked for NationsBank, the former Continental Bank and the Federal Reserve. Additionally, Harris spent three years as Chief Financial Officer with Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. in Frankfort, Ill.
Harris is active in the Oak Park/River Forest communities. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Harris has been helping its customers and the communities it serves for over 125 years and has more than 270 full-service locations and more than 600 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
About Harris:
Harris is an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1 million personal, business and corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management solutions. The organization is a member of the BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which also provides corporate and investment banking services in the U.S. under the BMO Capital Markets name. For more information, please visit www.bmocm.com or www.harrisbank.com.
Harris® is a trade name used by various financial service subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Banking products and services are provided by Harris N.A., The Harris Bank, N.A. and their bank affiliates. Members FDIC. Brokerage products are offered through Harris Investor Services, Inc. (HIS), a registered broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC, and SEC registered investment adviser. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Securities are provided by BMO Capital Markets Corp. (BMOCM), a registered broker dealer and member NYSE, FINRA and SIPC. HIS, HBIS and BMOCM are affiliated companies and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HIS, HBIS and BMOCM are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Federal Government Agency, Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by Any Bank or Bank Affiliate, May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition to any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., an SEC registered investment adviser. Family Office Services are provided by Harris myCFO, Inc. Investment advisory services are offered by Harris myCFO Investment Advisory Services LLC, an SEC registered investment advi ser and wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.
Contact:
Chris Nardella, Harris (312) 461-6625