As Head, BMO Commercial Bank, Canada for the Atlantic provinces, Karla has oversight for all aspects of performance for the region.

Most recently, Karla served as Head of Income Property Finance within the Real Estate Finance Group at BMO. She has a wealth of experience, with 25 years in commercial banking providing banking solutions to mid-market and corporate clients both public and private, including debt structuring, syndications, hedging, and full service treasury and payments management.

Karla’s previous roles include Head, Western Canada Credit and Managing Director & Team Lead, Corporate Finance.

Karla is actively involved with Partners Worldwide, a global charity connecting business people to help alleviate poverty. Karla earned a Bachelor of Finance and Economics from Simon Fraser University.