Vice President, General Counsel
Current* Executive Committee member for $1.25 billion+ community bank that has helped steer bank to exemplary growth and financial performance relative to peer institutions since 2003.* Manage all internal legal matters including litigation; loan administration, deposit operations; vendor management; corporate governance at holding company and bank levels, regulatory compliance, trust administration and bankruptcy.* Successfully resolved dozens of loan workouts including million dollar plus relationships. Help maintain superior collection rate/loss ratio compared to peer institutions.* Managed various merger and acquisitions with and without holding company involvement related to branch acquisition/closings and charter issues.* Negotiated and prepared dozens of vendor agreements (> $10MM+ commitments) as coordinator of vendor management including core processing and e-channel relationships.* Involved daily with executive and management level decision making affecting all areas of the bank including loan administration, deposit operations, HR, asset-liability management, broker-dealer and investment subsidiary administration, M&A, and various customer service based matters.
