Bradley Smith Joins UMB Financial Corporation as Head of Consumer
Services Division
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UMB Financial Corporation
(NASDAQ:UMBF) is pleased to announce that Bradley J. Smith has joined the
company as its new executive vice president of consumer services. As the head
of this division, he will oversee retail product development and distribution,
Scout Brokerage Services, Inc., Scout Insurance Services, Inc., the customer
call center along with consumer lending.
Mr. Smith comes to UMB with 28 years of experience in retail banking. He has
worked for National City Bank, The Provident Bank and most recently as
executive vice president of retail banking and corporate services for St. Francis Bank in Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. Smith is a graduate of the University of
Louisville, Louisville, KY.
"Brad has a wealth of consumer banking experience that he brings to UMB along
with a combination of operational, product and customer service expertise,"
said Peter deSilva, president and COO of UMB Financial Corporation. "He shares
in my enthusiasm for UMB's longstanding tradition and commitment to customers
as well as the consumer services business." "I look forward to working with Mariner and Peter to establish the overall
retail strategy and direction for UMB," said Smith. " It's apparent that the
company has a clear commitment to being a consumer-centric organization and I'm
excited to be a part of that." Mr. Smith and his family are in the process of relocating to Kansas City from
Milwaukee, Wis. He will work from the company's headquarters in downtown
Kansas City beginning January 31, 2005.
UMB Financial Corporation is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in
Kansas City, Mo., offering complete banking and related financial services to
both individual and business customers. Its banking subsidiaries own and
operate 153 banking centers throughout Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Nebraska. DATASOURCE: UMB Financial Corporation CONTACT: Jill Stockham for UMB Financial Corporation, +1-816-860-5606
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