NCCBI Membership News
Wachovia CEO, four governors to
address Annual Meeting
 The
president and CEO of the nation’s fourth-largest bank holding
company, G. Kennedy Thompson of Wachovia Corp. in Charlotte (left),
will be the keynote luncheon speaker at NCCBI’s historic 60th Annual
Meeting on Wednesday, March 20. The dinner program will present a
roundtable discussion by the state’s four living former governors
— Jim Holshouser, Jim Hunt, Jim Martin and Bob Scott.
The daylong event at the
Raleigh Convention and Conference Center also will feature an
extensive trade show, afternoon executive seminars and several other
related events, according to an announcement by NCCBI Chairman Gordon
Myers of Asheville, the Ingles Markets executive. He urged all NCCBI
members to make plans to attend the Annual Meeting.
“I’m very pleased with
the speakers we have for the Annual Meeting because not only can they
can tell us where we’re headed but also they can give us a fuller
understanding of events that have forged the state we are today,”
Myers says. “Our banking industry is one of the state’s most
important businesses, and Ken Thompson can tell us what’s brewing in that vital
sector of the economy. But to fully comprehend where we’re headed as
an economy and as a society, we must understand the events that have
made North Carolina what it is today. And I can think of no persons
better suited to do that than the four men who have occupied center
stage in North Carolina politics over the past three decades.”
The cost of attending the
Annual Meeting, which is expected to attract more than 1,000 of the
state’s top business, political, educational and civic leaders, is
the same this year as the past several years. Luncheon tickets are
$50, which includes admission to the NCCBI Expo trade show and the
executive seminars. Tickets for the dinner, including the open-bar
reception beforehand, are $80. Brochures containing registration
materials are being mailed to all NCCBI members.
Thompson, 52, was vice
chairman of First Union and head of the bank’s Global Capital
Markets division before being named to his present position following
last year’s merger between First Union and Wachovia. He has risen
through the ranks since joining the bank in 1976. A native of Rocky
Mount, he was a Morehead Scholar at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he received
a bachelor’s degree in American studies. He then obtained an MBA
from Wake Forest.
At the end of the third
quarter, Wachovia Corp. has $326 billion in assets, $181 billion in
deposits and employed more than 85,000 people. It was the
fourth-largest bank holding company in the U.S., the fifth-largest
broker-dealer based on registered representatives and had the
second-largest deposit share nationally. The bank had about 19 million
customers.
Because of the hectic
schedules that they all continue to maintain, the joint appearance by
Holshouser, Hunt, Martin and Scott will be one of the rare occasions
when all four living former governors are gathered in one place. The
roundtable discussion is expected to focus on how the powers and
perceptions of the governor have evolved in recent years. The four
also are expected to comment on the qualities they believe future
governors will need to successfully serve as the state’s CEO.
During the afternoon, the
Annual Meeting will offer executive seminars on political trends and
legislative session limits. The first, which will run from 2:15 to
3:15 p.m., will feature NC FREE Executive Director John Davis
discussing political trends in the run-up to the coming legislative
and congressional elections. The second seminar, from 3:45 to 4:45
p.m., will explore session limits, which will be NCCBI’s top
legislative priority in the General Assembly this year.
Speakers include Sen. David
Hoyle (D-Gaston), sponsor of a session limits bill that has passed the
Senate; Rep. Gene Arnold (R-Nash), a five-term legislator who is not
seeking re-election; Rep. Andy Dedmon (D-Cleveland), the House
Majority Whip; and Gerry Cohen, director of the legislature’s Bill
Drafting Division. Moderating will be NCCBI Vice President of
Governmental Affairs Leslie Bevacqua.
The full NCCBI Board of
Directors will conduct its annual business meeting at 3:15 p.m.
The NCCBI Expo, formerly
known as the Information Exchange, will feature exhibits by more than
60 companies, the largest number of exhibitors ever. A special
highlight this year will be an area dedicated to Goodness Grows in
North Carolina, which identifies and promotes food and agricultural
products in the state. The Expo will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There are a few booth spaces available. For information on exhibiting,
call Julie Woodson at 919-836-1402.
As previously announced,
NCCBI will present the annual Citation for Distinguished Citizenship
to James F. Goodmon, the president and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting
Co., at the luncheon; and the Citation for Distinguished Public
Service to Charlotte attorney Russell M. Robinson II, a founding
partner in the Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson firm, at the dinner.
Session Limits: The
NCCBI Small Business Advisory Board, during its quarterly meeting Dec.
12 at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, unanimously
endorsed the NCCBI campaign to convince the legislature to adopt a
constitutional amendment limiting the length of legislative sessions.
Members committed to being a part of the grassroots effort to convince
the House to enact the Senate-passed measure in next May’s short
session. NCCBI President Phil Kirk led the discussion.
Membership Campaign:
With three months left in NCCBI’s annual membership campaign, 165
new members have joined the association, a total considered excellent
given the challenging economic conditions. Congratulations go to board
members David Huskins for leading the campaign with 14 new members and
to Dr. Jim Causby with 11. Among other board members, Kelly King has
recruited six new members and John Forlines, Gene Miller and R.V.
Owens, four each.
Recruiting three new members
each were board members Tom Beard, Bruce Biggs, Sue Cole, Phyllis
Crain, Linwood Davis, Charlie Green, Jim Hyler, Steve Miller, Gordon
Myers, Pope Shuford, Steve Stroud and Jordy Whichard.
Membership News: New
members from Dec. 1 through Dec. 31, 2001 include: Cannon & Co.,
LLP, Winston-Salem; Design Food Group Inc., Raleigh; Graham Sentinel,
Robbinsville; Hendrick Law Firm, Winston-Salem; Holiday Inn SunSpree
Resort, Wrightsville Beach; Robert N. Hunter, Attorney at Law,
Greensboro; Jones County Board of Education, Trenton; K & W
Cafeterias, Winston-Salem; Lynch & Howard, Raleigh; Martin County
Schools, Williamston; Mid-Atlantic Fasteners, Greensboro; Mt. Pleasant
Hosiery Mill, Mt. Pleasant; W.K. Morgan, DDS, Jacksonville; Norcom
Development Inc., Charlotte; and The PBM Cos., RTP.
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