BNET Industries
- Private
- US
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Bank Holding Company
Contact Information
111 W Monroe St.
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 461-2121
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NAICS Code Commercial Banking: 522110
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New Harris chief's goal: share gains; Techar aims to build deposits, outpace rivals.(Frank Techar appointed chief executive officer and president of Harris Bankcorp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Frank Techar, who will become president and CEO of Harris Bankcorp Inc. in September, and Alan G. McNally, whom he will succeed, are strikingly similar. Like Mr. McNally when he took the Harris helm in 1993, Mr. Techar is in his mid-40s and a...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellen Costello | CEO |
| Yasmin T. Bates | Executive Vice President, Community Affairs & Economic Dev |
| Richard M. Jaffee | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Charles R. Tonge | Vice Chairman |
| Peter McNitt | Vice Chairman & Head, Business Banking Division |
Ellen Costello is President and CEO of Harris Financial Corp., a large regional retail, business and wealth bank serving more than one million personal and business customers in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin through its network of more than 280 branches. Harris is part of Toronto-based BMO Financial Group, one of North America's leading financial services providers. Costello is responsible for the U.S. Personal and Commercial business, driving profitable business growth organically and through acquisition. Prior to joining Harris, Costello was with BMO Financial Group’s Investment Banking Group as Vice Chair and head of Securitization, Credit Investment Management and Merchant Banking groups. In addition, she led the New York office, working in collaboration with the Investment Banking Group’s executive team on strategy and governance for its U.S. based businesses. After joining BMO Financial Group in 1983, Costello held progressively senior positions in Corporate Banking and Treasury; including leadership positions in Derivatives and as Regional Treasurer, in Asia. In 1995, she was responsible for strategy development as Senior Vice President and Deputy Treasurer; and in 1997, was appointed Executive Vice President, Global Treasury Group, responsible for the Foreign Exchange, Financial Products, Money Markets, Loan Syndication/Trading and Managed Futures businesses. In 2000, she was named head of Securitization and Credit Investment Management; in 2003, head of BMO Capital Markets, New York; and in 2006, assumed responsibility for Merchant Banking. Costello has BBA from St. Francis Xavier University and an MBA from Dalhousie University. She is on the boards of directors for United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, the Chicago Public Education Fund, After School Matters, Chicago Community Trust, Economic Club and Executives Club of Chicago. She is a member of the Bankers Club of Chicago, the Chicago Network, Chicago 2016, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Financial Services Roundtable.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harris Bankcorp, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Harris N.A. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harris Bankcorp, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Community Affairs & Economic Dev | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harris Bankcorp, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harris Bankcorp, Inc. | Vice Chairman & Head, Business Banking Division | Current |
Mr. Jaffee received a degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Business in 1957, and earned his CPA certificate in that same year. He worked briefly for the public accounting firm of Touche Niven et. al. After service as an officer in the U.S. Army, he joined the Company in 1958, becoming its president in 1960, a position he held until 1995. He served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1962 until 1997. Mr. Jaffee retired as an employee of the Company in 2001. He has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company since 1962. Mr. Jaffee is a director of Harris Bancorp, Inc. and Bankmont Financial, subsidiaries of the Bank of Montreal. He is a trustee, vice chairman and a member of the executive committees of Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center and the Illinois Institute of Technology. In addition he is a trustee of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and the Chicago Historical Society. Mr. Jaffee received an honorary Doctor of Human Letters degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2001.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Army | Officer | Current |
| Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center | Member | Current |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Trustee | Current |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | Chairman | Current |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | Board of Directors | Current |
| Chicago Historical Society | Board of Directors | Current |
| Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Bankmont Financial Corp. | Director | Current |
| Harris Bankcorp, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Rush Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center | Board of Directors | Current |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rush Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center | Member | Current |
| Chicago Historical Society | Trustee | Current |
| Bank of Montreal | Former | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Degree | Former |
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