November 23, 2009

Fifth Federal Reserve District Branch Directors Appointed

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Board of Directors appointed the following for three-year terms as directors for the Baltimore and Charlotte branches, effective Jan.1, 2010:

Baltimore Board of Directors

Ronald Blackwell — Chief Economist, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C., was reappointed by the Board of Governors.

James T. Brady — Managing Director-Mid-Atlantic, Ballantrae International, Ltd., Ijamsville, Md., was reappointed by the Richmond Board of Directors.

Anita G. Newcomb — President and Managing Director, A. G. Newcomb & Co., Columbia, Md., was appointed by the Richmond Board of Directors.

Charlotte Board of Directors

Lucia Zapata Griffith — Founding Principal, METRO Landmarks, Charlotte, N.C., was appointed by the Richmond Board of Directors.

John S. Kreighbaum — President and CEO, Carolina Premier Bank, Charlotte, N.C., was reappointed by the Richmond Board of Directors.

David J. Zimmerman — President, Southern Shows, Inc., Charlotte, N.C., was reappointed by the Board of Governors.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is one of 12 District Reserve Banks that together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. The Richmond Fed serves the Fifth Federal Reserve District, which encompasses the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia.

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