Yukinori Nishio leads BMO’s Pacific Rim Banking group, which offers multilingual banking services for companies doing business in the region.

Nishio began his banking career with Sanwa Bank Limited in Osaka in 1979. His career with Sanwa spanned a wide range of management assignments throughout Asia, including Tokyo, Hong Kong and China. In 1997, Nishio was appointed head of Pacific Rim Banking for Sanwa Bank California, a Los Angeles subsidiary of Sanwa Limited.

Active in civic affairs, Nishio is a member of the Japan American Society of Southern California.