Charles W. Hall, Executive Vice President of National City Corporation, Passes Away

Charles W. Hall, an executive vice president of National City Corporation and National City Bank in Cleveland, died on Sunday at University Hospitals in Cleveland. Hall was 50 years old and had been diagnosed with cancer in the fall of 1994. He led the trust and investment groups of the Cleveland-based bank holding company, overseeing a $55 billion-asset trust business.

Key Takeaways:

• Hall assumed management responsibility for National City's trust business in 1993 and directed the Corporation's trust departments' efforts on a customer-focused approach to investments, employee benefits, and personal trust.
• He was chairman of National City Corporation's Trust Business Board and National City Trust Co., Florida, and served on several other National City subsidiary boards.
• Hall joined National City in 1977 and was named executive vice president in 1984, taking on responsibilities including chairman of the Asset and Liability Management Committee and directing corporate funds management and capital markets activities.
• He earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Westminster College in 1966 and a master's degree in economics from the University of Missouri in 1970.
• Hall was a member of the Trust Management Association and a former chairman of the executive committee of the American Bankers Association.
• He was survived by his wife, Susan J. Watkins, and three daughters, Jennifer, Amy, and Lisa, as well as his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hall of Scottsdale, Arizona.

Statistics:

• Hall's tenure at National City spanned over 20 years, from 1977 to 1995.
• The asset size of National City's trust business was $55 billion under Hall's management.
• Hall earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Westminster College in 1966 and a master's degree in economics from the University of Missouri in 1970.

Sources:

• PRNewswire, "Charles W. Hall, Executive Vice President of National City Corporation, Passes Away", March 20, 1995.
• National City Corporation.