Jeff Hillyard
Senior Vice President & Head, Prairies
Jeff Hillyard
Senior Vice President & Head, Prairies
As Senior Vice President & Head, BMO Commercial Bank, Canada for the Prairies, Mr. Hillyard has oversight for all aspects of performance for the region. Mr. Hillyard is the former Senior Vice President & Head, BMO Commercial Bank, Canada for the Atlantic Provinces and Head, Cross-border Banking for BMO’s North American Commercial Bank. Also, a former Managing Director for our Corporate Finance Diversified Industries group where he was responsible for managing relationships with a large group of Prairies clients in the agriculture, mid-stream energy, retail, municipal, professional services, university, school, and hospitality sectors.
Mr. Hillyard has also held Regional Leader, Treasury & Payment Solutions and Director roles within Corporate Finance at BMO. He has a wealth of experience attained over a 25-year career that includes experiences at Deloitte Incorporated where he was a leader in the Deloitte Finance and Performance Management group, managing a private company and public sector book of business that consisted of high-profile clients in the Ottawa region. He was also the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director, Finance and Administration, with Allbritton New Media of Washington, DC, where he led the finance and operations teams through various acquisitions.
Mr. Hillyard holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Dalhousie University), Bachelor of Arts (Economics) (Dalhousie University), a Master of Business Administration, Finance (Saint Mary’s University), and he is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Mr. Hillyard is a Board member for Feed Nova Scotia and a Campaign Advisor for The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Arthritis Society of Canada.