Kevin G. Lynch — Vice Chairman at Bank Of Montreal

Dr. Kevin G. Lynch, P.O., O.C., PH.D., LL.D., has been Chairman of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. since January 1, 2018. Dr. Lynch served as Vice-Chairman of The Board at SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. until January 1, 2018. Dr. Lynch served as a Deputy Minister of Industry of Canada from 1995 to 2000. Dr. Lynch served as Deputy Minister of Finance of Bank of Canada from 2000 to 2004 and Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund from 2004 to 2006 and Clerk of the Privy Council for Canada, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Public Service from 2006 to 2009. He is a Key Strategic Advisor to senior management on domestic and international markets. He joined BMO in 2010. Dr. Lynch is a distinguished former public servant with 33 years of service with the Government of Canada, where he was a Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Public Service of Canada. Dr. Lynch has contacts developed over a career in the public service for organizations such as the IMF and hold positions such as Deputy Industry Minister and Deputy Finance Minister in 1990s. He served as Clerk of the Privy Council. Dr. Lynch serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo, Canadian Ditchley Foundation and World Economic Forum's Global Policy Council on the Global Financial System. He has been Vice Chairman of Bank of Montreal since March 2010. He serves as Vice Chairman of Gairdner Foundation. He served as Vice Chair of BMO Financial Group at BMO Capital Trust II since March 2010. He served as Vice Chairman of the Jobs and Prosperity Council of Ontario. He serves as a Director of the Killam Trusts, the Perimeter Institute, the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation and the Shannon School of Business. He has been an Independent Director of Canadian National Railway Company since April 23, 2014. He has been an Independent Director of Sobeys Inc. since 2013 and CNOOC Limited since March 1, 2014. He has been a Director of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. since May 4, 2017. He serves on Boards including the Gairdner Foundation, the Killam Trusts, the Perimeter Institute, the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, the Shannon School of Business, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Governor General of Canada's Rideau Hall Foundation and Communitech Corporation. He served as an Independent Director of Empire Company Limited from 2013 to September 14, 2017. He served as a Director of Bank of Canada, the Business Development Bank of Canada, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Canadian Tourism Commission and Devco. He served as a Director at BMO China. He is a Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Policy Councils and the Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee. He served as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011 and a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in 2009. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for public service in 2002. He is the Chancellor of the University of King's College. He also holds seven Honorary degrees. Dr. Lynch holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Allison University, an MA in Economics from the University of Manchester and a Doctorate in Economics from McMaster University.