LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL

Our ability to maintain a team of talented and dedicated individuals remains integral to our ability to pursue our strategy and achieve our goals.  With this in mind, we made a number of moves during the past year to strengthen our leadership structure throughout the organization. 

At the board level, the company welcomed Richard A. Henderson, president of Henderson & Associates, as a new director.  Mr. Henderson’s entrepreneurial vision and his long-standing commitment to the local business community align closely with our core values, and his expertise will be invaluable as we continue to pursue our strategy of disciplined development. 

At the corporate level, Cristin K. Reid was appointed corporate president.  In this role, she shares responsibility for all operational aspects of the company with John S. Lewis, president of the Western Regions banks and Bruce A. Thomas, president of the Eastern Regions banks.

These and other moves that we made over the course of the year ensure that we have quality people at every level of our organization. 

JOHN S. LEWIS
President - Western Regions

CULTIVATING OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS

While 2006 saw our assets eclipse the $4 billion mark, our most important asset continues to be one that doesn’t appear as a line item on our balance sheet: our people.  As part of our continued commitment to cultivating our employees’ talents and bringing value to their lives, we launched a number of initiatives during the past year.

Our new employee recognition program, On the Spot, encourages everyone in the company to take a few minutes to acknowledge the good work of our colleagues when they demonstrate our Core Values.  We also introduced the Lifestyles Education & Activities Program (LEAP), a comprehensive employee wellness program designed to help each of our employees maintain healthy lifestyles through exercise, improved eating habits and an appropriate balance between their work and personal lives. 

In terms of professional development, our Capitol University continued to expand its curriculum, forging a partnership with Lansing Community College which enables employees at any location in the Capitol Bancorp network to receive college credits from this accredited community college.