Session Presenters

EVP, Chief Product Officer
R&T Deposit Solutions
National Digital Growth Director
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Co-founder and Co-president
Narmi
Chief Executive Officer
Bank Director

EVP, Chief Product Officer
R&T Deposit Solutions
Kevin Bannerton is executive vice president and chief product officer at R&T Deposit Solutions. He is responsible for the strategic direction, development and financial performance of the firm’s product portfolio. Previously responsible for Total Bank Solutions’ sales, marketing and finance areas, he is instrumental in building the firm’s strategy to provide platform-based technology solutions for banks and wealth managers.
Mr. Bannerton served as managing director and head of the America’s liquidity management business for Deutsche Bank where he oversaw the sales and distribution efforts for the Insured deposit program, money market mutual funds and cash/short duration fixed income separate accounts. He was also an institutional fixed income product specialist with BlackRock and held senior advisory roles at Merrill Lynch.
National Digital Growth Director
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Tim is based in CLA’s Charlotte, North Carolina office and joined CLA in 2023 with experience in IT, Operations, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Organizational Change Management, M&A, and Digital Strategic Planning/Implementations in both the insurance and banking industries. He began his career leading various technology areas of a large insurance company in their Wisconsin office before moving over to Financial Services Industry as the SVP, Chief Technology, Operating, & Security Officer at a community financial institution.
Co-founder and Co-president
Narmi
Chris Griffin is the co-founder and co-president of Narmi, a digital banking and account opening software company. Mr. Griffin is a lifelong technologist.
Prior to founding Narmi, Mr. Griffin worked at both small and large financial institutions in roles spanning from teller to delta one equity trader to chief information officer.
Chief Executive Officer
Bank Director
Michelle King is Chief Executive Officer 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 and bank services efforts, 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.
The Risk of Not Doing Something
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