Catherine Roche
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at BMO Financial Group
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As Chief Marketing Officer for BMO Financial Group, Catherine Roche is responsible for developing and implementing enterprise-wide strategies to elevate the bank’s brand and reputation through marketing levers, acquire customers and deepen relationships through loyalty, and manage brand-aligned engagement with customers and key external audiences. Catherine is responsible for the bank’s centres of expertise in digital marketing, marketing insights and loyalty measurement, brand advertising, sponsorships and events and for embedding customer-centricity into bank-wide strategies. Catherine sits on the boards of Futurpreneur Canada and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
Career Timeline
- BMOCurrentJun 2017–Present· 9 yrs 5 mos
- Chief Marketing and Communications OfficerCurrentNov 2024–Present
- Chief Marketing OfficerJun 2017–Nov 2024
- Head, Marketing and Strategy and Chief Marketing OfficerJun 2017–Feb 2020
- May 2016–2017· 8 mos
- Head, Office of Strategic ManagementMay 2016–2017
- Sep 1996–Apr 2016· 19 yrs 7 mos
- Managing Director, PartnerSep 1996–Apr 2016
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Business/Commerce, General
Harvard Business SchoolBachelor's Degree
Business/Commerce, General
Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador