News & Announcements

Watch for Mary Beth Sullivan's article on "The Future of Banking - Key Trends and Implications for Competitors" in the November issue of Commercial Lending Review.

Check the December issue of ABA Bank Marketing for Mary Ellen Georgas's article on attracting core deposits.

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Mary Beth Sullivan and Bill Hippensteel, a Compass Banchares SVP, were invited back for a second year by the BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo to conduct a workshop, "Generating Deposits: New Tactics for Success" on November 18, at 8:30 a.m. in Orlando. See page 6 of the conference brochure.

Gary Stein will lead a session called "Leveraging Branch Networks" on Nov. 21st at 9:45 am at the NYBA Annual Retail & Small Business Banking Conference, in Albany, NY.

Mary Beth Sullivan will convene and facilitate a panel of bankers at the 14th Annual Best Practices in Retail Financial Services Symposium, Marco Island, FL, from March 15 to 17, 2009. The panel, called Change: New Avenues for Growth in Retail Financial Services, will include bankers from Capital One Bank, Citibank North America, Compass Bancshares and First National Bank Omaha.

CPG welcomes new Consulting Associates

Pat Carmichael – Pat has a broad range of experiences in sales, service, diversity and coaching, and has consulted in the Financial Services Industry on a variety of transformational projects.

Gary Maples – Gary has more than 30 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry with a focus on commercial lending, loan review and administration, compliance and lending education.

Steve Josephthal – Steve is a Director in the Financial Services Group and leads Navigant Consulting’s Credit Risk Management Practice.

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