BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group, has appointed five senior professionals in key areas of its US business, including M&A, business services and media, food, consumer and retail, and healthcare. Alexander (Sandy) Ayer joins BMO Capital Markets as a managing director in the M&A group; Noam Cohen joins as managing director in the food, consumer and retail group; Les Gorman joins as managing director and senior client coverage officer; Paul Griffin joins as managing director in the business services and media unit; and David Parrot joins as a managing director in the healthcare team. These latest appointments mark BMO Capital Markets’ continued expansion, which includes more than 450 new employees worldwide since last year, 112 of them in the US. “The continuing expansion of our US investment and corporate banking group demonstrates the firm’s commitment to build on our competitive and differentiated position as a leading North American investment bank,” says Perry Hoffmeister, head of US investment and corporate banking, BMO Capital Markets. “These new professionals have the sector knowledge, extensive client relationships and transaction experience to provide our clients best-in-class capabilities. They reinforce our expertise in some of the key industry sectors where we are focused. They join a seasoned team at BMO that specializes in delivering a full-suite of banking products and capital markets services to mid-cap and growth clients.”