Harris Names Dan Barron Regional President

CHICAGO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris today announced Dan Barron as the newly appointed Regional President of Harris' Wisconsin-North region. Barron will be responsible for 14 branches in Ozaukee, Washington, and Sheboygan counties, and will be based out of Harris' Cedarburg branch.

Barron most recently served as Regional President of Harris' northeast Illinois operations, where he oversaw financial growth, including developing and implementing marketing strategies for seven branches. In his new role, Barron is charged with managing and growing the profitability of his branches, coaching and leading a team of more than 100 employees, and raising awareness of Harris in local communities.

"With nearly 14 years at Harris and more than 27 years of financial services experience, Dan has demonstrated his commitment to providing an excellent customer experience and being actively involved in the communities he serves," said Tom Bolger, Harris District Executive in Wisconsin. "His proven expertise will help further develop our presence in this important region."

Barron's experience at Harris includes serving as senior vice president of Community Banking and regional retail segment manager. He also helped lead development of a pilot program at Harris aimed at helping bankers initiate more effective conversations with customers. Before joining Harris, Barron held managerial positions at LaSalle Bank, Michigan National Bank and NBD Grand Valley Bank.

Barron earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich. He and his family will be relocating to Cedarburg.

About Harris

Harris is an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1.2 million personal, business and corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management solutions. The organization is a member of the BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which also provides corporate and investment banking services in the U.S. under the BMO Capital Markets name.

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