Brian Watson Email & Phone Number

Regional sales team leader with success in growing revenue and profitability by facilitating the sales process with the staff at the branch level. I am an exceptional team leader with expertise in strategic planning, business development and coaching. Employees that I work with respond to my collaborative and positive approach. I have a diversity of experience that embraces change and has driven results consistently in many positions throughout my career. I am looking for a regional position in the retail banking arena.

Strategic sales, operations, compliance and business leadership for three seperate regions with up to 14 branches of responsibility. Coached, managed and developed a team of up to 14 direct reports and 120+ indirect reports. Developed and deployed regional and branch sales and marketing strategies, focused on growing revenue and profitability through low cost deposits, new DDA accounts, new business relationships, cross selling, consumer lending, investment fee revenue and credit cards.

Senior leader managing up to 25 full and limited service branches with up to 25 direct reports and over 200 indirect reports. Grew retail and small business volume through through focused business deveolpment programs and marketing.-Harris Club Award 2006

Westchester 1996-1997North Riverside 1997-2001Carol Stream 2001-2003-Harris Club Award 2001 & 2002