BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BBVA Compass
announced that Mark Smith has been
named Wealth Management Market Executive for Birmingham and Montgomery. Smith will oversee all private
banking services in those markets, managing a team of professionals
that provides a broad array of customized investment products and
financial services to high-net-worth individuals, families and
corporations through BBVA Compass and its non-bank affiliates. BBVA
Compass also announced that veteran banker Gary Bishop will be relocating to Birmingham. Bishop will resume his role of
senior relationship manager for Wealth Management.
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"Mark has a proven track record of successful results. He is a
client focused, trusted financial advisor and appointing him to
this position is a visible indication of the importance of growing
our Wealth Management presence in this key market," said
Steve Sanak, Head of Wealth
Management Private Banking.
"I am confident that Mark and Gary will provide vital leadership
to our Birmingham team. By
leveraging their talents, they will take our Wealth Management
services to the next level and enable us to offer our clients the
best solutions to meet all their financial needs and simplify their
lives," stated Sanak.
Smith joined BBVA Compass in 2006 as a private banker. During
his 19-year career in the financial services industry he has worked
in leadership positions in consumer banking, business banking,
credit administration and product management. Smith received a
bachelor's degree from Auburn
University and an MBA from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is also a
graduate of The Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.
A Birmingham native, Bishop
began his career with BBVA Compass as a branch loan officer over 25
years ago. Through the years he has served as a consumer lender and
private banking manager and most recently served as Wealth
Management Market Executive for the Fort
Worth area. Bishop is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the
Southern Trust School. Bishop has always been very active in the
community and plans to resume his civic involvement to reflect his
commitment to his hometown.
Both Smith and Bishop are also registered representatives of
BBVA Compass Investment Solutions, Inc., member FINRA and SIPC, a
broker-dealer affiliate of BBVA Compass.
Additional changes to Birmingham Wealth Management include the
promotion of Brent Boltwood to
Assistant Vice President and Private Banker. Boltwood is a graduate
of Samford University. His office is
now located at the BBVA Compass headquarters where he will assist
Smith, Bishop and team.
ABOUT BBVA COMPASS
BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that
operates 723 branches including 387 in Texas, 92 in Alabama, 65 in California, 77 in Arizona, 45 in Florida, 36 in Colorado and 21 in New Mexico. BBVA Compass is the 15th largest
U.S. commercial bank based on deposit market share and ranks among
the largest banks in Alabama
(3rd), Texas (4th) and
Arizona (5th). For the second
consecutive year, BBVA Compass was named as a "Lender of the Year"
by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Additional information
concerning BBVA Compass can be found on our website
www.bbvacompass.com.
BBVA Compass is a subsidiary of Compass Bancshares, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) (MAD: BBVA). BBVA is a
financial services group with approximately $755 billion in total assets, 48 million clients,
7,400 branches and approximately 104,000 employees in more than 30
countries. BBVA ranks among the top 20 largest financial
institutions in the world based on market capitalization and 20th
in Global Finance magazine's list of the "World's 50 Safest
Banks" for 2009. BBVA provides its customers around the world with
a full range of financial services, including commercial and
wholesale banking, retail banking services, consumer loans,
mortgages, credit cards, securities brokerage, wealth management,
pension plan management and insurance. The BBVA Group maintains a
leadership position in Spain,
Mexico, Latin America and the Sunbelt Region of
the United States as well as
operations in China, France, Germany, Hong
Kong, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Securities and investment products available through BBVA
Compass, BBVA Compass Wealth Solutions, Inc. and other BBVA Compass
non-bank affiliates: are not FDIC insured; have no bank
guarantee; and may lose value.
SOURCE BBVA Compass
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