David A. Galloway (born 5 March 1943), a

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, was the

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and was

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from 2004 to 2012, which is also known as BMO Financial Group. David and Julie Galloway

As well, Galloway served on the audit, human resources, governance and risk review committees of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Montreal. He has also served on the Board of a number of public companies, including Abitibi, Cognos, Shell Canada, Hudson's Bay Company, Westbourne Inc. and Clearnet Communications. Born in

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, he attended the

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before receiving a

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in 1966 from the

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. He received an M.B.A. from

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in 1968. From 1983 to 1988, he was the president and C.E.O. of Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. He was president and chief executive officer of

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from 1988 to 2002.Forbes.com
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as publisher of Torstar. Prior to joining the Harlequin/Torstar group of companies, for ten years, he was a founding partner of the Canada Consulting Group – a leading strategic management consulting firm, which was acquired by the Boston Consulting Group in 1992. He is on the board of directors of

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References

Bank of Montreal Board of Directors: David A. Galloway
consulted May 20, 2006.
BMO Annual Report. 2005
consulted May 20, 2006.
Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry
consulted May 28, 2006. 1943 births Living people Businesspeople from Toronto Directors of Bank of Montreal Canadian newspaper executives Harvard Business School alumni University of Toronto alumni Canadian chairpersons of corporations Canadian chief executives Canadian corporate directors Torstar people {{Canada-business-bio-stub, Galloway, David A.