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NationsBank Announces Leadership Changes in Florida

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Gene Taylor, who has been president of NationsBank-Florida for three months, will be leaving his position on October 1 to head the West Coast banking operations of the merged NationsBank-BankAmerica Corp. He will be succeeded by Alex Sink, who is currently the head of NationsBank's private banking group in Tampa. Sink will take on the role of president of the Florida bank, while Doug Freeman, the head of NationsBank's consumer banking operations in Jacksonville, will run both NationsBank and BankAmerica's consumer banking operations after the merger.

Key Takeaways:

  • Gene Taylor will be leaving his position as president of NationsBank-Florida on October 1 to take on a bigger role heading the West Coast banking operations of the merged NationsBank-BankAmerica Corp.
  • Alex Sink will succeed Taylor as president of the Florida bank, bringing her experience as head of NationsBank's private banking group in Tampa.
  • Doug Freeman, the head of NationsBank's consumer banking operations in Jacksonville, will run both NationsBank and BankAmerica's consumer banking operations after the merger.
  • The leadership changes are part of a series of appointments announced by NationsBank, with Taylor moving into a bigger role and Sink taking on a new challenge in leading the Florida bank.
  • Alex Sink and her husband, Bill McBride, a lawyer and managing partner of the Holland & Knight law firm, will be relocating to Jacksonville next year.
  • Allen Lastinger Jr., a former Barnett senior executive, was head of NationsBank-Florida but announced his retirement after six weeks in charge and was replaced by Gene Taylor.

Statistics:

  • Gene Taylor has been president of NationsBank-Florida for three months.
  • 1 October is the date on which Gene Taylor will leave his position as president of NationsBank-Florida.
  • 6 weeks was the duration of Allen Lastinger Jr.'s tenure as head of NationsBank-Florida.

Sources:

  • "NationsBank announced another changing of the guard at its Florida bank yesterday." - The Tampa Tribune
  • Photo credit: The Tampa Tribune (b/w)
  • "I am just excited about the opportunity to get more involved in Jacksonville," - Alex Sink, as reported in The Tampa Tribune.

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