DALLAS, Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank
today announced that Peter L. Sefzik
has been named its Texas market
president, effective immediately. Sefzik succeeds and will now
report directly to J. Patrick
Faubion, who in July was named executive vice president of
Comerica's Business Bank. With this appointment, Sefzik will also
join Comerica's Management Policy Committee.
As Texas market president,
Sefzik will lead Comerica's Texas Management Council and oversee
all business and community development efforts in the bank's
headquarters market, including direct management responsibility for
Middle Market and Energy Lending in Texas. Additionally, he will manage six
regional presidents and have overall market responsibilities for
the commercial, wealth and retail lines of business in Texas, Arizona and Florida.
"Peter's strong track record of leadership, collaboration, broad
experience across key businesses and his ability to build deep
client relationships position him very well for this new
assignment, and I am confident in his ability to continue to build
upon the strong foundation of our Texas division," said Faubion. "He will bring
fresh insights and energy to this role, and will help us to
continue to raise the expectations of what a bank can be for our
colleagues, our clients and the communities we serve."
Sefzik, who began his banking career with Comerica as a credit
analyst in 1999, most recently served as senior vice president and
national private banking group business manager since 2014. Prior
to that, Sefzik was regional managing director of Wealth Management
for the bank's Texas, Arizona and Florida markets, and held various roles of
increasing scope and responsibility within Comerica's wealth and
commercial banking lines of business, including nine years in
Comerica's Energy Lending group.
He received his bachelor's degree in International Relations and
MBA in International Management from Baylor
University, and earned his juris doctorate from Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of
Law. An active community volunteer, fundraiser and philanthropist,
he currently serves on the board of the Dallas Arboretum.
He previously chaired Comerica's United Way campaign in
Texas, Arizona and Florida, served as a trustee of the
Dallas Opera, on the executive
leadership team for Cotes du Coeur for the American Heart
Association and on the board of the Dallas Children's Theatre. He
is also a graduate of the 2013 class of Leadership Dallas.
About Comerica
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a
financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by
three business segments: The Business Bank, The Retail Bank, and
Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping
people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in
Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in
several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of
$69.9 billion at June 30, 2015. To find us on Facebook,
please visit www.facebook.com/ComericaCares. Follow Comerica on
Twitter at @ComericaCares and follow Comerica Chief Economist
Robert Dye on Twitter at
@Comerica_Econ.
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