Carolina First Names Interim President
03 Mars 2010 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
The South Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSFG) announced that it
has named Christopher S. Gompper as the interim president of
banking operations for its Carolina First markets in North and
South Carolina. In his role as interim president, Gompper’s primary
focus will be the day to day execution of strategies and plans that
support the bank’s vision to be the relationship bank of choice in
our local markets. Gompper will continue to be responsible for the
bank’s retail performance and delivery functions, marketing, and
wealth management. Ernie Diaz, the president of The South Financial
Group’s banking operations for its Mercantile franchise in Florida,
will assume leadership for commercial performance and delivery
functions.
“We are pleased to have someone with Chris’ depth of experience
and solid balance of sales, banking and strategy in this position,”
said H. Lynn Harton, President and CEO of The South Financial
Group. “He has the leadership abilities to build on the successful
momentum of our local teams and to continue to aggressively take
the steps necessary to improve our financial performance.”
With more than 25 years of banking experience, Gompper joined
Carolina First in June 2005 as executive vice president of bank
strategy and business segment performance. He was responsible for
bank strategy and performance of commercial, retail and private
banking, including marketing and branch administration functions.
Additionally, Gompper managed the corporate level business units
for treasury and merchant services, international, brokerage and
trust.
“Our team in the Carolinas is focused on making a difference for
our customers and communities,” said Gompper. “I am delighted to
take on this new role, particularly given our talented and
dedicated team. We are focused on the future and are excited about
our opportunities to deepen our customer relationships and continue
to expand our business.”
Prior to joining Carolina First, Gompper managed treasury and
card services sales activities for AmSouth Bank in Birmingham,
Alabama across their six-state franchise. Prior to that, he held
senior management positions with a variety of banking companies
including Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase.
Gompper earned a Bachelor of Science degree in financial
management from Florida Southern College. He earned a Certified
Cash Manager designation from the Association of Financial
Professionals. He has served as a board member of NCR National
Financial Standards Committee and a committee member for the
Association of Financial Professionals.
General Information
The South Financial Group is a bank holding company focused on
serving small businesses, middle market companies, and retail
customers in the Carolinas and Florida. At December 31, 2009, it
had approximately $11.9 billion in total assets and 177 branch
offices. TSFG operates Carolina First Bank, which conducts banking
operations in North Carolina and South Carolina (as Carolina First
Bank) and in Florida (as Mercantile Bank). At December 31, 2009,
approximately 45% of TSFG’s total customer deposits were in South
Carolina, 43% were in Florida, and 12% were in North Carolina.
Investor information is available at www.thesouthgroup.com.
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