ABOUT THE PRESIDENT

Mayor, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Board of Trustees, Wrightsville United Methodist Church

Board of Directors, New Hanover County Tourism

Development Authority

Board of Directors, North Carolina Holiday Flotilla

Married, two children, eight grandchildren

Two dogs, A newfoundland and a bearded collie

QUALIFICATIONS

The principal of Keith & Associates, Inc. has over 25 years combined experience in the recruiting and financial services industry. The financial services experience includes retail, commercial, and trust. We successfully represent and recruit for many of the premier financial institutions in the Southeast, ranging in size from $500 million to $100+ billion in assets. We have made placements in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Compensation levels have been up to $200,000+ annually. We successfully serve most areas of banking in recruiting management, staff, and line functions.

POLICY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Our policy is to recruit the best qualified candidates for the best career opportunities. To identify and recruit superior talent. To match not only the needed skills but the right person with the right position. To find those special individuals, you must go beyond the resume. We have a commitment, through affirmative action programs, to recruit qualified persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. Our recruiting and hiring procedures are free from discrimination on any of these bases. We require our clients to be in compliance with this policy prior to engagement.

FEES

We represent clients on a retained and contingency basis or a combination. We have structured flat fees and worked with clients on short term arrangements for a particular need. We have the flexibility to meet most any fee arrangement. We recognize we are all very bottom-line oriented. We provide both price and service.

KNOWLEDGE

We recognize the importance of recruiting top talent for your requirements. We pay particular attention to matching the individual to your position and to your unique corporate culture. We consider an engagement to be a partnership. This partnership can only be as effective as the client’s commitment is to the process.

Change is never easy and career change is a very complex action requiring sensitivity to the candidates’ needs. Addressing those needs in advance allows the candidate to begin making a positive contribution from day one. The success of any organization is only as good as its personnel. The best people are not typically seeking change, they must be identified and recruited. Our success benefits both the client and the candidate.