In the Chair with Sharon Haward-Laird

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In the Chair with Sharon Haward-Laird
Apr 01, 2026
Torys LLP

 In a day and age where career changes happen fast and frequently, spending 25 years at any one organization is something of a rarity. But Sharon Haward-Laird—Group Head of Canadian Commercial Banking and North American Integrated Solutions and Co-Head of Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking at BMO Financial Group—has spent over two decades building a corporate culture worth sticking around for. 

In this episode, Sharon Haward-Laird offers insight into why BMO is consistently recognized as having one of Canada’s most admired corporate cultures, and why setting the “tone from the top” is so critical in fostering a workplace grounded in gratitude.   

Episode Artwork In the Chair with Sharon Haward-Laird 43:22 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: A conversation with Arif Virani 32:19 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: North v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 21:06 Episode Artwork Dealing with FINTRAC: AML and regulatory scrutiny 54:17 Episode Artwork In the Chair with Chloe Berry 33:47 Episode Artwork In the Chair with Heather Tobin 34:31 Episode Artwork In the Chair with Jennifer Suess 40:40 Episode Artwork Shovel-ready: dispute risk strategies for major projects 59:20 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: Hillier v. Ontario, SS&C v. Bank of NY Mellon and Democracy Watch 31:30 Episode Artwork Negotiating tax treaties in the digital age: a conversation with David Rosenbloom 26:34 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: Opsis Airport Services Inc. and Québec Maritime Services Inc., et al. 20:19 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: All about interjurisdictional immunity 11:39 Episode Artwork Force majeure and other contractual issues 1:01:07 Episode Artwork Q&A with Canada’s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul 1:00:55 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: Quick hits (Sanis, Barbiero, Aphria and Galderma) 16:27 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: Kitsilano Coalition for Children & Family Safety Society v. British Columbia (Attorney General) 17:40 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation v. South Bruce Peninsula 26:25 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: York Region School District v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario 16:37 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc. 17:33 Episode Artwork Breakfast With Appeal: Canada (Attorney General) v. Power 23:26 Episode Artwork Opportunity costs: Artificial intelligence in the legal industry, with Michaël Hassan 24:18 Episode Artwork Automating professional services: how AI is shaping the next generation of diligence and deals, with Nick Kato 25:27