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    Harris Private Bank Announces Seven Wealth Management Specialists

    Harris Private Bank Announces Seven Wealth Management Specialists

    PHOENIX; July 16, 2008 – Harris is pleased to announce seven new wealth management specialists to its offices in the greater Phoenix area.

    “These seven highly-experienced financial professionals are dedicated to growing and protecting the prosperity of the affluent clients we serve at Harris Private Bank,” said Steve Matteucci, president of Harris, Arizona. “As demand for our wealth management services increases, we continue to build on our reputation for excellence by adding professionals who bring a multi-dimensional perspective to wealth management while also addressing our clients’ individual financial needs.”

    Carole Rayes joined Harris Private Bank as Managing Director of the Biltmore and Phoenix offices, responsible for overseeing the team of wealth management professionals dedicated to providing a comprehensive suite of wealth management services to high net worth clients. Rayes continues to serve as Senior Portfolio Manager, specializing in developing specifically tailored asset management programs for large and complex trust and investment relationships. Rayes joined Harris in 1981 and has more than 23 years of experience in financial services.

    John Gulick is Director and Wealth Advisor in the North Scottsdale/Carefree office of Harris. He specializes in providing comprehensive private banking services to clients including financial planning, investment management, lending and credit financing, wealth transfer, trust, estate and philanthropic planning. Gulick joined Harris in 2008 and has more than 25 years of experience in taxation, wills, trusts, estate and charitable planning.

    Marsha Leonard has been named Banking Manager of the Biltmore and Phoenix offices with Harris Private Bank. She is responsible for delivery of banking services to clients in the Phoenix area. Leonard has more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry, managing banks in Arizona and California.

    Donna Gandre has been named Vice President, Private Banker with Harris. She specializes in providing customized banking and lending solutions to affluent personal and business clients as part of an overall wealth management strategy. Gandre re-joined Harris in 2008 and has more than 20 years of experience in financial services.

    Adam Nelson is Vice President, Private Mortgage Banker with Harris. He provides tailored mortgage and refinancing solutions to personal and business clients as part of an overall wealth management strategy. Nelson re-joined Harris in 2008 and has more than 17 years of experience in financial services.

    Tina Leazier has been named Vice President, Private Banker with Harris. She specializes in providing customized banking and lending solutions to affluent personal and business clients as part of an overall wealth management strategy. Leazier re-joined Harris in 2008 and has more than 15 years of experience in financial services.

    Todd Snow is Vice President and Private Mortgage Banker with Harris. He provides tailored mortgage and refinancing solutions to personal and business clients as part of an overall wealth management strategy.

    About Harris Private Bank

    Harris Private Bank offers a comprehensive range of wealth management strategies and solutions to meet the unique financial needs of our clients. Our experienced financial professionals help clients realize their financial and lifestyle goals with solutions that are custom tailored and delivered with the highest level of personalized service. Harris Private Bank is a mem ber of the Harris family of wealth management services.

    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® and Harris Private Bank are trade names 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 an 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. Harris myCFO™ is the brand used by Harris myCFO, Inc. providing Family Office Services, Harris myCFO Investment Advisory Services LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser and certain divisions of Harris N.A. and its affiliates that are national banks with trust powers. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.



    For further information:

    Colleen Kroll, Harris (312) 461-7865

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