Mont Tremblant, Quebec: July 2, 2007 – BMO Financial Group is pleased to announce a partnership with Montreal based Champ Car Atlantic team, Jensen MotorSport.
Beginning at the Mont Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix, June 29th – July 1st, BMO Financial Group will be featured on both Jensen MotorSport race cars of Tom Sutherland and Frankie Muniz.
“This is an exciting new partnership for our bank”, says Jacques Menard, President, BMO Financial Group, Quebec. “There is a large community of businesses active in the global racing industry, and partnering with Jensen MotorSport will provide us with effective exposure to that community and racing fans.”
“It is with great pride that we announce a partnership with BMO Financial Group”, says Eric Jensen, President of Jensen MotorSport. “Our team is committed to a long-term future in Quebec with team operations in a race shop located in downtown Montreal. We are well established as a home team for Quebec racing fans, and we plan to grow that identity. BMO can leverage that team identity both at home and in the international racing community, and together we hope to win both on the track, and with some major international banking deals.”
Media who wish to have photos with the new look BMO Financial Group / Jensen MotorSport race cars are welcome to visit the team Saturday afternoon at the Mont Tremblant race at 3:30 pm (June 30th). To schedule interviews with Jensen MotorSport team members, contact the team via e-mail at team@jensenmotorsport.com or visit the team in the Champ Car Atlantic paddock at the circuit.
About BMO Financial Group:
Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization. With total assets of $357 billion as at April 30, 2007, and more than 35,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions. BMO Financial Group serves clients across Canada through its Canadian retail arm, BMO Bank of Montreal, and through its wealth management firms BMO Nesbitt Burns, BMO InvestorLine and BMO Harris Private Banking. BMO Capital Markets, our North American investment and corporate banking division, provides a full suite of financial products and services to our North American and international clients. In the United States, BMO serves clients through Chicago-based Harris, an integrated financial services organization that provides more than one million personal and business clients with banking, lending, investing, financial planning, trust administration, portfolio management, family office and wealth transfer services.
For more information, visit www.bmo.com.
About Jensen MotorSport:
Jensen MotorSport is a professional car racing team competing in the Champ Car Atlantic championship. The team is fielding two cars in the 2007 championship for drivers Frankie Muniz and Tom Sutherland. Frankie Muniz is already well known for his Hollywood acting career starring in the hit television show “Malcolm in the Middle”.
For more information visit www.jensenmotorsport.com or via e-mail at team@jensenmotorsport.com |