Our Partners

Our Personal Private Banking Partners

Banking and wealth partner introductions are often made at the request of the client or if an emergency exists where credit is required quickly.

Clients should always be offered a banking relationship especially when it is known that their family situation requires it on a consistent and ongoing basis. The Donath & DiSabatino Wealth Management Group have ensured that these types of relationships exist for their clients as part of their process and practice. Meeting with a private banking partner is an opt-out program.

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Dorota Heath

Senior Private Banker

Dorota Heath has over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry and is a dedicated financial advisor providing clients with a full suite of banking solutions, ranging from day to day banking services to comprehensive wealth management strategies. Through Dorota and the integrated approach of BMO Private Banking specialists and professionals, clients can explore and receive ongoing counsel pertaining to all aspects of their financial wellbeing, specifically related to Banking, Investment Management, Wealth Planning and Trust & Estate Services. 

Dorota has been with BMO Financial Group since 2013. During her tenure, she has taken on Leadership roles in Personal and Commercial Banking as a Branch Manager and a Commercial Relationship Manager in the Downtown Toronto Core. Her success in the Leadership and Relationship Management roles was driven by her passion for her clients, and genuine interest and desire to help them achieve their personal, business and financial goals.

Mila Luka

Mila Luka

Private Banker

Mila provides banking services to high net worth clients assisting with all banking, borrowing and payment needs. Mila has a proven track record of helping business owners, busy professionals and retirees with their ongoing needs.  Mila is the quarterback of your banking relationship with BMO both in Canada and in the US to ensure a seamless experience.
 

Our Accounting Partner

Preparation of a clients tax return without a full understanding of their investment strategy may require an advisors team to assist in resolving queries. This can end up costing the client money and time. The Donath & DiSabatino Wealth Management Group works with an accounting firm that is familiar with our various investment and tax strategies. In addition, with clients permission our accounting team becomes authorized as an interested party. This means they receive most tax related documents directly so preparation can be seamless and involve the client as little as possible.  

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Aaron Reilly

Partner

In the last several years Aaron Reilly has developed an expertise in advising sIn the last several years Aaron Reilly has developed an expertise in advising small to medium sized businesses and individuals in their accounting, tax preparation, and personal and corporate tax planning. Of particular interest to Aaron is the complexities and opportunities of tax planning involving investments.

Aaron is graduate of McMaster University with a Bachelor of Engineering (electrical) degree (2010) and a Masters of Business Administration degree (2014). After graduation Aaron and prior to starting Reilly Back LLP, Aaron worked in the audit & assurance practice of BDO Canada, a national accounting firm. Aaron is a Licensed Public Accountant and Chartered Professional Accountant.

Our Wealth Partners

 

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Mario Perioris

Director, Wealth Planning, BMO Private Wealth

Mario has over 18 years of financial services experience in client relationship management and high-net worth planning roles.

He listens to clients to understand the issues that are important to them and draws on his experience to create a customized wealth plan. He focuses on retirement and estate planning, trusts, insurance and complex corporate structures. Mario has spent the last few years preparing comprehensive financial plans for both ultra and high-net worth families across Canada at a major financial institution.

He holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Personal Financial Planner (PFP®) designations.

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Michael Bach, CFP, TEP

Director, Wealth Planning

​Michael has over 10 years’ experience helping High Net Worth families across Canada plan for their futures, by understanding what is important to them and creating comprehensive Wealth Plans to guide them, with a focus on risk management, retirement planning, family trusts, complex corporate structures, and estate planning needs. Previously, Michael worked in a boutique insurance advisory practice focused on estate planning and life insurance solutions for High Net Worth professionals.

Michael graduated from The University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree. He has a Graduate Certificate in Professional Financial Services and holds a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®  designation, a Certified Health Insurance Specialist (CHS) designation, and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Tim Simpson

Timothy Simpson

Estate & Insurance Advisor

Tim joined BMO Nesbitt Burns in 2007 after twelve years in various Risk Management positions in the financial services industry. Consistently delivering a polished and professional approach to life insurance, Tim is available to our clients to give personal guidance with estate planning and risk management needs. 

Whether for a business organization or for you personally, he specializes in creating custom-designed solutions to meet your specific needs and integrate them with your wealth management plan. Clients and their respective tax and legal advisors have come to trust and rely upon Tim's valuable knowledge and sound advice. An active Sports enthusiast and philanthropist, Tim is a firm believer in giving back to the community.

Andy Guidi

Andy Guidi, CPA, CA

Director, Tax Planning

Andy is a dedicated professional helping people preserve and grow their wealth. With an expertise in Canadian income tax, Andy assists clients on business structures, succession and estate planning, owner- manager remuneration, corporate reorganizations, the appropriate use of trusts and holding companies, asset divestitures, business split-ups and a variety of other tax planning strategies.

Drawing on public practice experience, he offers a depth of practical insight, as well as the unique ability to translate complex tax concepts into efficient strategies clients can easily comprehend.

Andy joined BMO Wealth Management in 2014, after filling progressively senior management roles in the domestic tax practice of Grant Thornton LLP, where he developed and implemented tax planning strategies for business owners and high net worth individuals.

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Jonathan Morse, LL.B, LL.M, TEP

Director, Estate Planning

Jonathan works with high-net-worth clients to devise estate solutions that are right for them. He identifies concerns and helps clients navigate legal and non-legal issues to ideally avoid future estate disputes. Jonathan’s clients benefit from his insights and ability to put them at ease during an otherwise challenging conversation. He analyses facts with a good grasp of the details and overall risk factors. Jonathan helps clients to achieve their goals with practical estate and tax plan strategies. He enjoys working with individual clients as well as speaking with larger groups about the overall themes in estate planning. He is an effective and engaging communicator.

As a Director of Wealth Planning, Jonathan focuses on Estate & Trust matters. He joined the BMO in August 2015 after five years in private practice as a lawyer and another five years with a national trust company. While in private practice, Jonathan worked as an associate at an estate litigation firm. Before law school, he wrote speeches for a federal cabinet minister.

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David Tremblett, CFP®, TEP

BMO Trust Company, Vice President, Personal Trust

David brings over 20 years of experience as a Trust and Estate Planner. He is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

David has worked extensively with our clients in the area of Estate, Will and Trust Planning, and is committed to providing his expertise by ensuring our clients have a capable executor that can fulfill their duties. When considering who to appoint as executor, he suggests looking for the following qualities: Knowledge, Accessibility, Fairness, Integrity, and Emotional stability.

If you have been appointed as executor or trustee and find the responsibility too onerous or time consuming, we can simplify your life by helping you fulfill your duties, and act as your Agent.

If you are considering a corporate executor, you can choose to appoint BMO Trust Company to help you with estate planning and administration.