Magazine : Archives : 3rd Quarter 2009

The Leadership Conundrum

When Integra Bank Corp.’s board replaced its chief executive officer with an interim leader in May, it appointed a board member to take the helm. The Evansville, Indiana-based bank, with $3.5 billion in assets, has been hard hit by underperforming residential construction loans, contributing to a $28.5 million net loss in company earnings in the first quarter, versus a $5 million gain for the same period a year earlier. To help change course, the bank tapped Michael Alley, a former banker who joined the board in April, to be its interim CEO. Alley is charged with finding a long-term successor,...