With great pleasure we announce that DATA has been named a 2002 SPIRIT of Excellence Supplier by BMO Financial Group!

Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you that The DATA Group of Companies has been chosen to receive BMO Financial Group's 2002 "In the SPIRIT of Excellence” Supplier Recognition Award.

As a recipient of this award, your organization is one of a select group of 11 outstanding suppliers that have distinguished themselves over our past fiscal year by consistently striving for excellence in the areas of service delivery, innovation and, of course, cost reduction. In addition, your organization has demonstrated an alignment to our SPIRIT values in your daily business dealings with BMO.

Thank you for your participation in this program and for your contributions to BMO. We look forward to continuing to evolve our relationship on a more strategic level as BMO embarks on its aggressive growth and productivity improvement journey. As such, we encourage you to continue meeting with your designated Supplier Relationship Owner to propose additional innovative ideas that address our joint business challenges.

We challenge you to repeat your outstanding performance in 2003, and perhaps this time next year you will, once again, be honoured with BMO's coveted "In the SPIRIT of Excellence Award”.

Once again my sincere congratulations and thanks.


Michael J. Thornburrow,
Senior Vice President
Corporate Real Estate & Strategic Sourcing
Technology and Solutions
BMO Financial Group