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INVESTING IN THE
REGION
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 THOMAS
HOLLOWAY
president & CEO,
TheBANK of Edwardsville
After more than three decades in banking, this month marks one year
since Thomas Holloway made what he calls an “energizing” professional
decision. At that time, he ventured back into the community banking
world, becoming the president and CEO of TheBANK of Edwardsville.
During this short time, he has found himself surrounded by a Board
of Directors whom he says is eager to continue to grow the financial
services franchise and an employee team that is excited to share
that vision.
TheBANK, chartered in 1868, is the leading, locally owned community
bank in Madison County, Ill., boasting a number-one deposit market
share of 22.2 percent.
A $1 billion financial institution, TheBANK is seeking expansion
opportunities both within Madison County, where there are currently
14 branches and in St. Clair County, where its second branch opened
in March. Holloway expects that there will be plans in place for
at least four additional branches in southwestern Illinois within
the next year.
Holloway, who most recently served as president and CEO of Union
Planters Bank (St. Clair, Madison & Monroe Counties), believes that
banking should not just be about numbers, but, rather, about people.
Thus, he is especially proud of TheBANKS’s unwavering commitment
to the well-being of the communities that it serves.
“We refer to ourselves as ‘the people you know and trust’ which
can only be realized by treating one another, our customers, and
our communities as we ourselves would like to be treated,” says
Holloway, a father of three. “I believe we do all these things very
well.”
The people of Edwardsville would likely agree with him. In 2004,
TheBANK made a $250,000 commitment toward the building of a new
YMCA in the city.
“Our employees weave themselves into the very fabric of the communities
we serve,” says Holloway.
This concern for community spreads through many aspects of Holloway’s
life. One of his favorite maxims is “people don’t care how much
you know until they first know how much you care.”
If his long list of civic involvements is any indication, then Holloway
certainly seems to live by these words. He currently serves on a
myriad of Boards, including Protestant Memorial Medical Center/Memorial
Group Inc., Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois, Regional Business
Council, EGHM School District #7 Foundation, and McKendree College.
He has also been recognized by the Greater Belleville Chamber of
Commerce through its Commitment to Community Award and has received
the Book of Golden Deeds Award from the Belleville Exchange Club.
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE INSIGHTS
Of which professional accomplishment over the past six months
are you most proud of?
“My number one objective after American Airlines resized the St.
Louis operation was to rebuild the commitment to the community and
regain the public’s faith in American. Based on my relationships
through the RCGA, a variety of other boards and organizations that
I’m affiliated with, and an active engagement with our corporate
accounts, I feel that goal has been accomplished. It will be an
ongoing effort, but I intend to ensure it is one that I achieve!”
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
Managing Director-St. Louis Hub Operations,
America Airlines
“The most recent professional accomplishment that I’m particularly
proud of is the Community Betterment Award that was just presented
to me and Koman Properties at the Missouri Growth Association’s
annual luncheon. The award recognizes my continued commitment to
inner city redevelopment, specifically highlighting my work on State
Street Shopping Center in East St. Louis and MLK Plaza in north
St. Louis, and it illustrates that my peers understand the important
role that such projects have in enhancing the quality of life for
residents of those communities and the other older urban areas in
which we work.”
Jim Koman
President,
Koman Properties |
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