Session Presenters
Dennis Merkley
Member
Howard & Howard
Craig Sanders
Partner
Moss Adams LLP
Peter Thies
Managing Director
Pearl Meyer
Michelle King
President
Bank Director
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Dennis Merkley
Member
Howard & Howard
Dennis Merkley is a member at Howard & Howard. He advises banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions on the many constantly changing regulations directed specifically at financial institutions. Mr. Merkley also advises financial institutions and other businesses on corporate governance matters as well as asset, stock, and real estate transactions. In addition, he represents commercial developers from land acquisition throughout the development process.
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Craig Sanders
Partner
Moss Adams LLP
Craig Sanders is a partner at Moss Adams LLP. He oversees consulting services to the firm’s financial services clients. Prior to joining Moss Adams, Mr. Sanders was the president and CEO of a financial services consulting firm that provided IT security, regulatory compliance and internal audit services.
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Peter Thies
Managing Director
Pearl Meyer
Peter Thies is managing director at Pearl Meyer. Prior to forming The River Group, Dr. Thies was a senior client partner with Korn/Ferry’s Leadership and Talent Consulting division and co-leader of the firm’s CEO Succession practice. Earlier in his career Dr. Thies founded Equinox Organizational
Consulting, a global organization development firm.
At Mercer Delta Consulting (now Oliver Wyman) Dr. Thies held several leadership positions during his 11-year tenure, with responsibility for consulting practice development, client relationship management and client satisfaction processes. Dr. Thies also worked in Accenture’s Change Practice for several years.
Dr. Thies has published numerous articles in business journals and books on organizational change. These include featured articles on CEO Succession in NACD’s Directorship Magazine and Directors & Boards, articles on culture change in The Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate and the Business Horizons journal.
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Michelle King
President
Bank Director
Michelle King is president of Bank Director and FinXTech. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the strategy and financial performance of the company. Michelle joined Bank Director in 2011. She is focused on leading the company’s business development, bank services efforts, marketing, public relations and branding. This includes efforts to reach senior bank executives and board members along with corporate clients and prospective clients. In addition, she frequently meets with CEOs, chairs of the board, c-level executives and members of the board to provide services and support to these officers and directors. Michelle is a member of the Bank Director board and serves on the Executive Committee.
Building the Strongest Board: What You Need to Know
Given Bank Director’s mission, Strong Board. Strong Bank, this session features the key qualities of what makes a strong board.
Session Resources
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Board Assessment Leads to Improved Effectiveness
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CEO Succession Planning
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The CEO Evaluation Process