Fil is currently retired and involved in four start-ups: Exterra Carbon Solutions (transforming mineral waste into sustainable resources), Perseverance metals (critical minerals exploration), Nurau (AI-powered mid-management support platform) and Claynosaurz (trans-media IP incubator advancing the intersection of technology and animation).
Previously, Fil was Managing Director and Co-Head of BMO Capital Markets Quebec, responsible for BMO Financial Group trading activities in Quebec, from 2017 to 2023. He has been in banking since 1987, working in New York, Toronto, London and Montreal. His roles have included business leadership in Global Trade and Banking (2015-2017), Institutional Relationship Management (2005 to 2015), Sales and Trading Quebec (2000-2015), Securities Sales International (1997-2000), and Derivative Trading and Market Making (1992-1996).
Throughout his career, Fil has been involved in community work, including siting on boards of educational institutions, hospital foundations, and DE&I committees. He is a strong believer in the power of a winning and healthy culture.
Fil holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario.
De nos jours 脿 la retraite, Fil participe au lancement de quatre jeunes entreprises : Exterra Carbon Solutions (transformation des r茅sidus min茅raux en ressources durables), Perseverance Metals (exploration de min茅raux critiques), Nurau (plateforme de soutien 脿 la gestion interm茅diaire propuls茅e par l鈥橧A) et Claynosaurz (incubateur IP transm茅dia au carrefour de la technologie et de l鈥檃nimation).
Fil a auparavant occup茅 le poste de directeur g茅n茅ral et de copr茅sident de BMO March茅s des capitaux, en plus d鈥櫭猼re responsable des activit茅s commerciales de BMO Groupe financier au Qu茅bec, de 2017 脿 2023. Depuis 1987, il s鈥檈st distingu茅 dans le domaine bancaire, notamment 脿 New York, Toronto, Londres et Montr茅al. Il a assum茅 des fonctions de direction dans les domaines du commerce international et des services financiers (2015-2017), des relations institutionnelles (2005-2015), des ventes et de la n茅gociation au Qu茅bec (2000-2015), de la vente de titres sur le march茅 international (1997-2000) ainsi que des transactions sur produits d茅riv茅s et de la cr茅ation de nouveaux march茅s (1992-1996).
Tout au long de sa carri猫re, Fil s鈥檈st engag茅 dans des actions communautaires. Il a si茅g茅 au conseil d鈥檃dministration d鈥櫭﹖ablissements d鈥檈nseignement et de fondations hospitali猫res, ainsi qu鈥櫭 des comit茅s pour la diversit茅, l鈥櫭﹒uit茅 et l鈥檌nclusion. Il croit profond茅ment au pouvoir d鈥檜ne culture dynamique et prosp猫re.
Fil d茅tient un MBA de l鈥橧vey Business School de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Western Ontario.