Flynt Gallagher is the president of Newcleus Compensation Advisors. He leads in its mission of assisting clients in attracting, motivating and retaining personnel critical to achieving success. Mr. Gallagher brings considerable experience and expertise to his role of providing CA’s clients with comprehensive and effective support. He combines extensive knowledge of accounting and income tax matters related to community banks with years of experience within the financial services industry.

Mr. Gallagher’s career began in the field of public accounting and continued for 10 years while moving into manager and partner positions with a regional firm before accepting the tax manager positions with Florida National Bank and First Union National Bank. He worked with key clients of these banks on compensation, wealth management, income tax and related IRS issues. Mr. Gallagher established his own consulting firm and began offering these services to the banking community for the past 20 years.

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.