F. Anthony Comper
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F. Anthony Comper (born 1945), known as Tony Comper, is a Canadian banker. He is president and chief executive officer of Bank of Montreal, which is also known as BMO Financial Group.
He served as Chair of the University of Toronto's fundraising program Campaign for the University of Toronto (1995-2004), as Chairman of the University of Toronto's Governing Council (circa 1995-1998) and as Vice-Chair of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
He received a B.A. in English from St. Michael's College, University of Toronto in 1966.
Together with his wife, Elizabeth Comper, he founded FAST - Fighting Antisemitism Together, a Canadian group which opposes anti-Semitism and which describes itself as "a coalition of non-Jewish Canadian community and business leaders dedicated to speaking out against humanity's oldest hatred."
He has been criticized in the past for his high salary and bonus which, according to some observers, is out of proportion to his value as a president of a fairly standard banking operation. He made $11 million in 2003. His policy of "service shrinkage" or decreasing the number of services offered for the same banking fee has attracted criticism from customers. In 2006, on his watch, BMO was forced to refund overcharges on mortgage payments of approximately $250 per customer.[link]
References
- [Bank of Montreal Board of Directors: F. Anthony Comper] consulted May 20, 2006.
- [BMO Annual Report. 2005]
- [University of Toronto: Great Past: Anthony Comper] consulted May 20, 2006.
- [Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry] consulted May 28, 2006.
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