Catherine Roche

Catherine Roche

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at BMO Financial Group

BMO•Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Experience30+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

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

Professional employment history
  • BMOCurrent
    Jun 2017–Present· 9 yrs 5 mos
    • Chief Marketing and Communications OfficerCurrent
      Nov 2024–Present
    • Chief Marketing Officer
      Jun 2017–Nov 2024
    • Head, Marketing and Strategy and Chief Marketing Officer
      Jun 2017–Feb 2020
  • May 2016–2017· 8 mos
    • Head, Office of Strategic Management
      May 2016–2017
  • Sep 1996–Apr 2016· 19 yrs 7 mos
    • Managing Director, Partner
      Sep 1996–Apr 2016

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Business/Commerce, General

Harvard Business School

Bachelor's Degree

Business/Commerce, General

Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Catherine Roche
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Customer Segmentation StrategyMediaConsumer GoodsDigital StrategyOrganizational DesignFinancial ModelingMarket EntryBrand DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsValuationCorporate DevelopmentBusiness TransformationAcquisition IntegrationStrategyDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyRetailConsumer InsightGrowth StrategiesPricing Strategy