Personal Account

25 Tales About Leadership, Learning, and Legacy from a Lifetime at Bank of Montreal

De: Tony Comper, Bruce Dowbiggin

Narrado por: Bruce Dowbiggin

After nearly four decades at Bank of Montreal, former President and CEO Tony Comper shares leadership lessons from his experience at the helm of one of the world’s largest financial institutions.

Anthony “Tony” Comper likes to say that he can sum up his remarkable career in Canadian banking in 25 stories. In a business often filled with big personalities and memorable characters, Tony’s motto is Festina Lente - make haste slowly.

In Personal Account: 25 Tales About Leadership, Learning, and Legacy from a Lifetime at Bank of Montreal, Comper chronicles how he guided the bank’s software evolution on real-time banking and the introduction of ABMs. He also saw BMO evolve from traditional lender to facilitator in the market, partnering with businesses to create a more vibrant source of capital. That innovation included Tony’s role in integrating women and new Canadians into BMO while fighting anti-Semitism in the community. He was also critical in creating new banking models for the Indigenous community.

A first-person analysis of the major transitions in his almost four decades at the bank. A memoir of turbulent, challenging times. An examination of surviving the most severe financial shocks without jeopardizing the nation’s financial stability.

Personal Account is equal parts warm memoir, teaching lesson, and a reminder of the value of legacy.

©2020 Tony Comper, Bruce Dowbiggin (P)2020 ECW Press

Reseñas de la Crítica

“I have known and respected Tony Comper as a fellow banker and, for ten years, a fellow corporate board member. This book is an extraordinarily insightful view of not only his accomplished career, but a rare look into important issues and decisions facing the CEO of one of North America’s largest financial services companies.” (Austin Adams, Corporate Director and retired JPMorgan Chase & Co. CIO)

“A must-read memoir written by a gentleman banker about lessons learned and wisdom gathered.” (Diane Francis, author and National Post editor-at-large)

“This is not a memoir you would generally expect from a banker. The title of the book - Personal Account - describes the road he followed in his career path and reflects his personal perspective from an environment rich with opportunities for readers to learn from. I highly recommend taking that trip with him.” (Policy Magazine)