Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 24, 2003
BRUCE S. SCHWENGER is head of Global Direct Investing for BMO
Private Client Group. As such, he serves as President and CEO of
Harrisdirect and CEO of BMO Financial Group's Canadian direct
investing firm, BMO InvestorLine. Mr. Schwenger is responsible
for guiding overall strategic direction and managing execution in
the delivery of all direct investing products and services
throughout North America. Under Mr. Schwenger's direction,
Harrisdirect and BMO InvestorLine have earned numerous industry
accolades, including top rankings in Barron's, Gomez, Forbes.com
and SmartMoney, and in Canada from Quicken, Gomez, and The Globe
and Mail, among others. Mr. Schwenger has been with the BMO
organization for over 20 years. He spent 13 years in sales
management with BMO's full-service investment firm, BMO Nesbitt
Burns before joining BMO InvestorLine in 1995. In 1998, Mr.
Schwenger was appointed Director of Harris Investors Direct
(HID), the organization's direct brokerage offering. In 2000, he
assumed responsibility for the newly formed Harris InvestorLine;
a merger of HID, Chicago-based Burke Christensen & Lewis and
Seattle-based Freeman Welwood. Mr. Schwenger began his career in
financial services and investments with Pitfield Mackay Ross,
where he served eight years as a financial advisor to retail
clients. Mr. Schwenger is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities
Institute (FCSI) and a Certified Investment Manager (CIM). Profile
overview of Harrisdirect?
Mr. Schwenger: Harrisdirect is part of The Harris, which is a
Chicago-based bank and financial service
