SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Zions
Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION) ("Zions" or "the Company")
announced today that it has named Karin Lockovitch as
Director of Compliance, bringing 16 years of financial industry
experience to the role.
Before her time at Zions Bancorporation, Ms. Lockovitch served
as Senior Vice President and Consumer Compliance Officer for
SunTrust Banks in Atlanta, GA
where she had responsibility for the regulatory compliance of
SunTrust's Consumer and Small Business Banking businesses that
included a $125 billion
portfolio.
Previously, Ms. Lockovitch served as Senior Director of
Regulatory Risk Management for Ally Financial. Ms. Lockovitch was
responsible for the development of the compliance
program following the GM restructure. In addition, she
supported the rapid growth to a $120
billion portfolio. She has also worked for Target
Bank, Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank, and American Express
Centurion Bank.
Active in her community, Ms. Lockovitch is a Certified
Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) through the American Bankers
Association and a past Chair of the Utah Bankers Association
Compliance Committee. She has served on the boards of
Prevent Child Abuse Utah and the 4th Street Clinic
Healthcare for the Homeless.
Ms. Lockovitch began her career in finance and
accounting. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
and a Master of Business Administration from the University of
Utah.
"I am very honored to have been given this opportunity to
support the Zions Bancorporation's Board, executive leadership and
risk management organization through a very exciting period of
change for the company," Ms. Lockovitch said. "I am looking forward
to supporting the critical priority of ensuring a strong, client
centric and comprehensive compliance risk program that will
successfully support the bank through this period and into the
future."
Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation's premier financial
services companies, consisting of a collection of great banks in
select western U.S. markets with combined total assets exceeding
$55 billion. Zions operates its
banking businesses under local management teams and community
identities in 11 western and southwestern states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon,
Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The company is a national leader in
Small Business Administration lending and is a consistent recipient
of numerous Greenwich Excellence awards in banking. In addition,
Zions is included in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Financial 100
indices. Investor information and links to subsidiary banks can be
accessed at www.zionsbancorporation.com.
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