Irving, Texas - Jim Roberts of the BMO Vehicle and Equipment Finance group has been promoted to Global Business Development Coordinator, effective July 2023. He is the contact for North American BMO relationships with needs in Europe for the Vehicle and Equipment Finance group. He also will help coordinate businesses in the EU interested in bringing products and programs into the US.

Jim has 32 years of equipment financing experience. He started his career with the CIT Group, then joined The Associates in 1997. Over the past 26 years, he has held extensive leadership roles in Transportation, Construction, Vendor Programs and Marketing in the Equipment Finance business.

Jim graduated from The University of North Texas with a BBA in Marketing and completed an Executive Graduate program in Marketing at SMU.

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Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.02 trillion as of January 31, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.