Karen E. Maidment

Karen E. Maidment

Ms. Maidment was Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (“CFAO”) of BMO Financial Group (“BMO”) from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that, she was Senior Executive Vice-President and CFO from 2003 to 2007 and Executive Vice-President and CFO of BMO from 2000 to 2003. As CFAO of BMO, she was responsible for all global finance operations, risk management, legal and compliance, communications and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Maidment has also held several executive positions with Clarica Life Insurance Company (“Clarica”) from 1988 to 2000, including CFO. 

Ms. Maidment is a director of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. She is a past director of Harris Bank, BMO Nesbitt Burns, where she was also Chair of the Audit Committee, Bank of Montreal Pension Fund, Mutual Trustco, MCAP Financial and The Mutual Group (U.S.). She is a member of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation Board and serves on the University of Waterloo Board of Governors.
 
At TransAlta, Ms. Maidment is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Governance and Environment Committee of the Board.
 
Ms. Maidment holds a bachelor of commerce from McMaster University (Hamilton, ON), is a Chartered Accountant and, in 2000, was named Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. 
Last updated: March 12, 2012