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Jeff McCaughan

Senior Private Banker

With over 15 years in Banking, Jeff has worked in both Commercial and Private Banking. With a broad and deep knowledge base spanning across both lines of business, Jeff is able to find the right solutions for his client’s needs.

Jeff spent 14 years in Commercial banking as Senior Relationship Manager Canadian Commercial Banking, Director – Corporate Finance, and 7 years as VP Commercial Banking leading a team of sales professionals. Jeff’s breadth of experience in Commercial Banking is particularly important for his Business-for-Self clients as he has the breadth and depth of knowledge to understand how our client’s business operate and in turn how it builds wealth.

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Magnus Aaserud, CPA, CA, CFP

Director, Wealth Planning, BMO Wealth Planning

Magnus is passionate about providing high net worth individuals, families and business owners with comprehensive financial planning advice and solutions, including cash flow and retirement needs analysis, tax planning strategies, risk management, philanthropy and estate planning. Drawing on his experience in tax and public accounting, his clients benefit from a depth of insight and unique foresight into a diverse range of situations, facilitating actionable recommendations.

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Kirk O'Brien, CPA, CMA, MBA, TEP, CFP

Director, Wealth & Tax Planning Ultra-High Net Worth

Kirk advises ultra-high net worth clients, families and business owners on comprehensive wealth planning, including family wealth preservation, business succession, tax, trust & estate, philanthropic and cross-border planning. Drawing on over 35 years extensive experience, Kirk helps clients articulate objectives for their wealth. He focuses on discovery to create value by helping identify issues and narrow scope on customized planning solutions. Kirk has an MBA from Dalhousie University, is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Trust & Estate Practitioner (TEP) and Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA). Kirk is married with two adult children, lives on Vancouver Island and spends substantial time with clients, family and friends in Greater Vancouver and the B.C. Interior

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Sarah King, B.Comm. (Fin), PFP

Estate & Insurance Advisor, BMO Estate Insurance Advisory Services

Sarah graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce, with a focus on Finance and Risk Management. She joined the financial industry in 2006 and been helping with high net worth families achieve their goals ever since. She assists high net worth families with complex affairs, to preserve, grow and transition their wealth to future generations. 

Sarah has enjoyed a very successful and impressive career to date, being a leading professional consultant in the insurance industry for major financial services firms. With over 12 years of experience in the Wealth Management industry, Sarah believe in long term, trusting relationships and works closely with advisors and their clients to provide customized solutions and strategies to meet their assets, and growing their estate. She provides each advisor, and their clients, with professional customer service and efficient timelines. Sarah is able to provide advice on Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Disability and Long Term Care.

Sheela Bee

Private Banking Officer

Sheela acquired her Bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management in the Philippines and started her career in the hospitality industry working in hotels and cruise lines.

Moving to Canada in 2006, she began working at BMO March 2007. For the past 17 years, Sheela has spent her career in our retail branch network with significant knowledge in Everyday Banking both in transactional and administrative aspects. Throughout her career with BMO, she has earned the honor of being chosen as BMOs Best of the Best in the years 2016, 2017 and 2020.

Outside of work, Sheela enjoys spending time with her family and taking part in her children’s sports and activities.

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