Glatfelter, a supplier of engineered materials, has elected Darrel Hackett, president, Bank of Montreal (BMO) wealth management, US, to the board of directors, effective November 1, 2020. The company’s solutions are found in tea and single-serve coffee filtration, personal hygiene and packaging products, and in home improvement and industrial applications.

Hackett leads BMO financial group’s private wealth management business in the US, including three distinct businesses across the ultra-high net worth (BMO Family Office), high net worth (BMO Private Bank) and mass affluent segments (BMO Harris Financial Advisors).

Hackett has held a variety of leadership roles since joining BMO in 2004, including SVP and head of North American integrated channels and SVP and head, US business banking. Before joining BMO, Hackett was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Hackett began his professional career as a mechanical engineer working with General Electric company and Eastman Chemical company. In addition to his BMO leadership role, Hackett currently serves on the board of directors for the Art Institute of Chicago, Children First Fund and Chicago United, according to Glatfelter.

“Hackett brings to the board a depth of experience from his various leadership roles at BMO and his time in management consulting. As Glatfelter continues its transformation to a higher-margin, growth-oriented engineered materials company, we expect Hackett’s insight and perspective on capital markets and strategy to be especially beneficial to the company,” Dante Parrini, chairman and chief executive officer of the company said.