We, the staff at Bank Director, will certainly miss our friend, colleague, and publisher Bill Seidman. While we’re saddened by the news of his passing, we equally feel that his was a life to be celebrated. How often is a prominent figure, particularly spending much of his life in government, so revered by just telling you exactly what he thinks? Whether he was addressing Congress about the S&L crisis or giving bankers the hard reality in his quarterly editorial, Bill Seidman put on no airs and told you like it was. He had a great style of delivering information as a presenter at many of our conferences. One minute he would tell you why your bank might be in great peril if you didn’t listen to what he had to say. A short while later, an entire audience of bankers would be doubled over in laughter as he tried to decipher the impact of the latest regulations. He was the Pied Piper and Gandhi of banking all rolled up into one delightful human being. In today’s world of the internet and mass media we may not see another like him. For that reason the staff and readers say… thank you Bill Seidman… for just being you!
William B. King
Bill King is the founder and chairman of Board Member, Inc., the publisher of Bank Director and Corporate Board Member magazines. His currently serves as a Partner in StrategyCorps, and formerly served as Chairman of both Private Business, Inc. and of FISI Madison Financial Corporation. He serves on the boards of directors of Ingram Entertainment, Inc., of Journal Communications, and of Tecniflex, Inc.
His non-profit activities include membership on the boards of the Nashville Library Foundation, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennesee, the Land Trust of Tennessee, and of Public Radio Capital. He is a 1967 magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University, and he holds a JD degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law.
William C. Tomson
Bill Tomson is vice chairman of Board Member Incorporated. He was executive vice president of FISI-Madison Financial, the nation's leading marketing organization for financial institutions. Prior to that, he was president of Marketing Outlooks, which became part of FISI-Madison through acquisition. Previously, he was National Sales Director for Citicorp Resources and also held management positions with several international advertising agencies. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Thor Industries, Inc., a NYSE company. He is also a board member of several charitable organizations.
TK Kerstetter
TK Kerstetter is the president and CEO of Board Member Inc. a privately held publishing, database, research, and conference company focused on corporate board issues and governance trends. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with editorial offices in New York City, Board Member Inc. publishes Corporate Board Member and Bank Director magazines in addition to selected publications and research studies highlighting board thought leadership. Corporate Board Member is sent to all corporate directors of public companies on the NASDAQ, NYSE, and AMEX stock exchanges.
TK is founder and chairman of Corporate Board Member's Academic Council and authors Bank Director's "boardroom perspective" feature on best board practices. A graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, he served as president and director of a publicly-held community bank spanning a 20 year banking career.
Prior to joining Board Member Inc., Kerstetter founded the Bank Directors Training Center in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1994, he authored a guidebook titled, Ten Commandments for Bank Directors: the "Official" Guide Regulators Won't Publish, which was published by the National Association of Corporate Directors. His director and board governance articles have been highlighted in numerous publications, and he has conducted over two hundred speeches and presentations for national and state associations, public and private companies, and corporate governance-related organizations.
Deborah Scally
Deborah Scally is the editor of Bank Director, a position she has held since 1993. She also serves as managing editor of Corporate Board Member, a sister magazine published by Board Member Inc. Previously, she held the post of deputy editor for Washington, D.C.-based Mortgage Banking, a national trade magazine covering banking, finance and real estate.
In 1991, Scally obtained a masters degree in liberal arts from St. Johns College in Annapolis, Maryland, widely regarded for its Great Books curriculum. She also holds a bachelors of science in mass communications with emphasis in journalism from Middle Tennessee State University.
Kim Hill
Kim Hill is the chief operating officer of Board Member Inc. Prior to joining Board Member, Hill served as a project information coordinator at Bank Earnings International. She joined the staff of Bank Director magazine (now part of Board Member Inc.) in 1989. From 1991 to 1999 she also served as a senior executive with Private Business Inc., a nationwide provider of software and other services to financial institutions. Hill was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and management of both Bank Director and Private Business Inc., establishing policies and procedures, defining staffing requirements, creating a comprehensive benefits program, and building corporate infrastructure.
Hill also has been instrumental in the launch and oversight of Corporate Board Member. She was named to the board of directors for Board Member Inc. in 2000.
Hill’s civic involvement includes an 11-year relationship with the United Way, spending nine years as a company campaign coordinator in addition to serving as a member of the New Business committee and Allocations Panel. In 2000, she was named to the United Way board of directors.
John W. Milligan
Jack Milligan is the Associate Publisher of Bank Director magazine, a position to which he brings over 25 years experience in financial journalism organizations.
Milligan’s professional background includes stints as editor in chief of U.S. Banker; a leading magazine covering the banking industry; editor in chief at SNL Financial, a research and publishing company specializing in financial services; and general editor at Institutional Investor, a prominent financial magazine. Milligan has written for a number of other publications including Bank Director, ABA Banking Journal, American Banker, Time Digital (later renamed On magazine) and Newsweek International. He has also written extensively about corporate governance and is the author of “The Guidebook to Effective Bank Board Committees,” published by America’s Community Bankers, and has written several units in ACB’s “Community Bank Directors Workshop” educational series.companies.
Milligan has a master’s degree in journalism from Ohio State University.
Associate Editor
Special Projects Editor
Assistant to the Board
Vice President of Business Development, West Coast
Vice President of Business Development, Midwest
Vice President of Business Development, Mid-Atlantic
Vice President of Business Development, Northeast
and Consumer Strategist
We, the staff at Bank Director, will certainly miss our friend, colleague, and publisher Bill Seidman. While we’re saddened by the news of his passing, we equally feel that his was a life to be celebrated. How often is a prominent figure, particularly spending much of his life in government, so revered by just telling you exactly what he thinks? Whether he was addressing Congress about the S&L crisis or giving bankers the hard reality in his quarterly editorial, Bill Seidman put on no airs and told you like it was. He had a great style of delivering information as a presenter at many of our conferences. One minute he would tell you why your bank might be in great peril if you didn’t listen to what he had to say. A short while later, an entire audience of bankers would be doubled over in laughter as he tried to decipher the impact of the latest regulations. He was the Pied Piper and Gandhi of banking all rolled up into one delightful human being. In today’s world of the internet and mass media we may not see another like him. For that reason the staff and readers say… thank you Bill Seidman… for just being you! 
