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Title:
Regional President - Central Florida Region
Company: BB&T
Location:
Winter Park, FL
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY
Senior executive recognized for focus on continuous improvement and ability to build relationships with clients, associates and the community. Experienced in corporate and commercial financial services, non-profit leadership and philanthropic fundraising. Strengths include strategic leadership and the proven record of obtaining performance through coaching and team building.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Developed and executed turnaround strategies for financial services organizations resulting in increased market share and improved efficiency.
- Built and managed teams of financial services officers who significantly exceeded new business, productivity and customer satisfaction objectives within the first year.
- Led several non-profit capital and annual fund campaigns which resulted in increased giving and achievement of campaign goals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| BB&T (Branch Banking and Trust Co.) | 2002 - present |
Regional President , East Florida Region, 2006 - present
Senior Vice President – City Executive, Tallahassee Florida (2002-2006)
Directs all banking and financial services related activities for the East Florida territory covering eleven counties in central and eastern coast of Florida.
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| BANK OF AMERICA (formerly NationsBank), Atlanta, GA | 1996 - 2002 |
Senior Vice President-Atlanta and North Georgia Commercial Market Executive, 1999 -2002
Senior Vice President-Atlanta Strategies Market Manager, 1998 - 1999
Senior Vice President-Atlanta Specialties Market Manager, 1997 - 1998
Senior Vice President-Atlanta Strategies Group Leader, 1996 – 1997
Directed client management for commercial markets concentrating on development of new business and management of existing client relationships. Supervised 15 client managers targeting middle market clients with revenues from $20 to $150 million, and not-for-profit clients.
Directed client management for commercial markets concentrating on development of new business and management of existing client relationships. Supervised 15 client managers targeting middle market clients with revenues from $20 to $150 million, and not-for-profit clients.
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| BANK SOUTH(acquired by NationsBank 2/96), Atlanta, GA | 1992 - 1996 |
Group Executive, 1994 - 1996
Senior Vice President, 1992 – 1994
Manager of Metropolitan Atlanta Commercial Business group including five division offices with 30 lending personnel. Relationships were with businesses with revenues up to $25 million.
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| CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, Atlanta, GA | 1989 - 1992 |
Vice President, Leveraged Finance Group
Responsible for the origination, underwriting, and documentation of new business and management of existing relationships. Transactions included acquisition financing, restructures and refinancings with a concentration in highly leveraged transactions ranging from $25 million to $160 million.
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| BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, Atlanta, GA | 1984 - 1989 |
Vice President, Credit Manager, 1986 - 1989
Assistant Vice President, Relationship Manager, 1984 - 1986
Led the team of officers charged with underwriting, business development, and management of loans originated in the Atlanta office. Prior to promotion to Credit Manager, originated, analyzed and managed asset based loan relationships. Transactions ranged from $25 million to $130 million.
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| CONTEL CREDIT CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA | 1980 - 1984 |
Vice President, Credit Administration, 1982- 1984
Director of Operations, 1981- 1982
Senior Credit Analyst, 1980 – 1981
Developed and implemented policies and procedures which governed approval, documentation and management of loans and leases. Managed 70 person department. Responsible for credit, collections and customer service.
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| PITNEY BOWES CREDIT CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA | 1979 - 1980 |
Lease Analyst
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| TRUST COMPANY BANK (SunTrust Bank), Atlanta, GA | 1976 - 1979 |
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Management Trainee and Commercial Banking Officer
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EDUCATION
Florida State University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance and Marketing, 1976
CIVIC AND PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2001 – 2005 |
Co-chair of $600 million FSU Connect Capital Campaign
Member of FSU Capital Campaign Executive Committee
Member of FSU Foundation Development Committee
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| 1988 – 1993 |
Board of Directors – FSU Alumni Association |
Tallahassee Economic Tallahassee, FL |
Development Council |
| 2003 – 2004 |
Chair of Task Force on Concurrency |
Trinity United Methodist Church, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2003 – 2006 |
Member of Finance and Stewardship Committee |
Girl Scouts of the United States of America, New York, NY |
| 2002 – present |
Board of Directors |
| 2005 – present |
Member – Nominating Committee |
| 2002 – 2005 |
Member - Finance Committee |
| 2003 – 2005 |
Member - Development Committee for 2005 Annual Convention |
Girl Scout Council of Northwest Georgia, Atlanta, GA |
| Accomplishments include $18 million capital campaign, continuous increases in annual fund campaigns, and recruitment and oversight of new executive team. |
| 2002 |
Chair - Nominating Committee |
| 2000 – 2002 |
Chair - Board of Directors |
| 1997 – 2000 |
Chair Elect/Second Vice President/Board Member |
| 1994 – 1997 |
Board of Directors and Chair – Annual Fund Campaign |
Leadership Georgia |
Class of 2000 |
Leadership Atlanta |
Class of 1997
Co-Chair of Recruitment Committee - 2000
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Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce |
| 1997 – 2000 |
Vice Chair -Annual Membership Drive |
| 1995 |
Team Captain -Bank South |
The Bridge, Atlanta, GA |
| 1999 – 2002 |
Advisory Board of Directors |
| 1993 – 1999 |
Board of Directors |
Florida State University related contributions and activities:
- FSU Francis Eppes Society
- FSU James D. Wescott Society
- FSU Custodes Lampadis Society
- FSU Alumni Association Lifetime Member
- FSU Seminole Boosters
- FSU Atlanta Seminole Club (former member of Board of Directors)
- Established the Mark and Nancy C. Hillis Endowed Fund for Real Estate in the FSU College of Business in 2004.
- Established the Mark and Nancy C. Hillis Endowed Fund for Finance in the FSU College of Business in 1988
- Major Contributor to the FSU Alumni Center Campaign
Additional information:
Husband, Mark Hillis, is a 1964 graduate of FSU
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