Governance
01/14/2021

The Buck Stops With the Board

Leadership and effective decision-making form the foundation of long-term success. “The board has always managed this company with the goal of sustainable long-term performance, high performance,” says Rodger Levenson, chairman and CEO of WSFS Financial Corp. “Every discussion, every decision and every strategic plan that we put together is looked [at] through that lens.” To put it simply, the buck stops with the board. For this reason, Bank Director’s 2021 RankingBanking study – which examined the building blocks of long-term performance across 10 categories – incorporated an analysis of each bank’s board, relying primarily on proxy statements to understand governance…

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WRITTEN BY

Emily McCormick

Vice President of Editorial & Research

Emily McCormick is Vice President of Editorial & Research for Bank Director. Emily oversees research projects, from in-depth reports to Bank Director’s annual surveys on M&A, risk, compensation, governance and technology. She also manages content for the Bank Services Program, including Bank Director’s Online Training Series. In addition to speaking and moderating discussions at Bank Director’s in-person and virtual events, Emily writes and edits for Bank Director magazine, BankDirector.com and Bank Director’s weekly newsletter, The Slant. She started her career in the circulation department at the Knoxville News-Sentinel and graduated summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and International Business.