Jim Eplett

Jim has over 35 years of Canadian commercial real estate experience spanning both lending and asset management, credit structuring, commercial mortgage underwriting and evaluating the properties and markets underlying CRE loans. He has navigated several commercial real estate cycles with direct involvement in over $20 billion of mortgage originations and $4 billion of property transactions. Prior to joining BMO in 2006, Jim held multiple positions in both commercial real estate credit and equity at Merrill Lynch Mortgages, MetLife Real Estate Investment, GE Capital Real Estate and Knowlton Realty Ltd. He holds an Honours Business Administration (HBA) from Ivey Business School in London, Ontario.