Steve Suckow
Director, Corporate Advisory
Steve Suckow
Director, Corporate Advisory
As Director of the BMO Corporate Advisory Group, Steve Suckow supports nearly every facet of the Bank's ESOP practice. Leveraging as a C-suite executive of an ESOP company, Steve works extensively with a community of companies, owners, and outside advisors to support ESOPs at every stage of their development, growth, and maturity.
Prior to joining BMO in 2019, Steve was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Lifetouch Inc. for 15 years. Lifetouch, the leading school photography company in the United States and Canada, was one of the largest and oldest ESOPs in North America until it was purchased by Shutterfly, Inc. in April 2018. At Lifetouch, he was responsible for legal and compliance matters, acquisitions, government relations, and governance.
Prior to Lifetouch, he was Deputy General Counsel at H.B. Fuller Company and ReliaStar Financial Corp. Steve started his legal career in the corporate finance group at Faegre & Benson. He earned his JD at the University of Chicago Law School and a BSFS at Georgetown. Prior to law school, Steve also worked as a lending officer and credit analyst at Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. in New York.
Area of expertise: Esop Advisory
