BMO’s 2009 Annual Report:
Defining corporate reporting excellence
December 21, 2009 – Toronto, Canada
With the release of the 2009 annual report, Ove Design & Communications just completed its 19th report for BMO Financial Group. BMO’s annual reports are consistently hailed for the quality of their communications, setting industry standards for accessibility, transparency and disclosure. The 2009 annual report continues BMO’s tradition of corporate reporting excellence, while tangibly demonstrating the company’s vision to be the bank that defines great customer experience.
“Ove Design and Communications are strategic partners and collaborators. They understand our needs perfectly” said Miada Neklawi, Director, Strategic Communication and Planning at BMO Financial Group. “Through a combination of counsel, expertise and genuine creativity, their approach has allowed us to produce corporate reporting that is industry leading. Ove has been an integral contributor to the BMO annual report and has delivered excellence in both the digital and print realms. Their strength lies in their ability to understand us and what we value. It's a long-term partnership.”
Emphasizing clear, open communications, the report delivers a succinct yet thorough explanation of BMO’s business and how its customer-focused vision is driving the company’s strategy on all fronts. In both the print and online reports, the use of straightforward language, easy-to-scan tables and graphs, and useful links to additional information all contribute to the goal of accessibility, while conveying the passion and energy that BMO’s vision and promise have imbued throughout the organization. The result is a clear, compelling portrait of a company with a relentless focus on its customers – and a report that reaffirms BMO’s position as a standard setter for best practices in corporate reporting.
About BMO Financial Group:
BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization that provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management, and investment banking products and solutions to more than ten million customers, in Canada, the United States and internationally.
About Ove Design & Communications:
For over 30 years, Ove Design & Communications has been forging a reputation as one of Canada’s leading branding and strategic design firms. From coast-to-coast, Ove works with a wide variety of clients in the corporate, public, government and not-for-profit sectors. Founded on the notion that brands are at the core of an organization, Ove is committed to working collaboratively with its clients to develop brand communication and design solutions that are aligned with strategic business objectives. As a member of the Publicis worldwide network, Ove offers solutions that are fully integrated in both traditional and new media.
For further information, contact:
Monica Kessler, Senior Vice President, Ove Design & Communications
monica.kessler@ovedesign.com
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