ASG is pleased to report that our organization had a real good first six months of the year. Business has significantly improved, as most companies have at least stabilized and are actually starting to hire again. That’s good news for our economy!  

We always like to update you on a few of our recent placements, as well as provide you with information on searches we’re conducting in the banking and financial services sector. Please call us if you have any questions or referrals.

Current Banking & Financial active searches:

Regional President - $61B bank, Western region

Chief Executive Officer - $500M community bank, Midwest region

Chief Information Officer - $1B bank, Midwest region

Mortgage Servicing Manager - $1.5B servicer, Midwest region

Chief Lending Officer & Middle Market Loan Officer -  $100M bank, Midwest region

Special Assets Manager -  $12B bank, Midwest region

Market Manager - Large $270B bank, Midwest region

Senior Loan Officer - $57M bank, Midwest region

Private Banker - $1.7B bank, Midwest Region

Chief Financial Officer - $330M bank, Midwest region

Mortgage Loan Officers - $270B  regional bank, Midwest region

Chief Operating Officer - $500M bank, Midwest region

HR Manager - $270M bank, Midwest region

Client Advisors - Top Investment Advisory firm, Midwest region

Mortgage Loan Officer - $600M bank, Midwest region

Recent Banking & Financial Services placements:

Chief Operating Officer - $270M bank, Midwest region

Trust & Investment Management Manager - $550M bank, Midwest region

Senior Loan Officer - $275M Community Bank, Mid Atlantic region

VP/Commercial Loan Officer - $2B Bank, Midwest region

Senior Credit Analyst - $300M Bank, Midwest region

Special Assets Officer & Private Banker - $3.2B bank, Midwest region

VP of Human Resources - $275M Community Bank, Mid Atlantic region

Chief Credit Officer & SBA Credit Analyst - $200M Bank, Southern region

VP of Electronic Services - $600M credit union, Midwest region

Multiple Mortgage Loan Officers - $260B bank, Midwest region

Treasurer & CVP Treasury / Cash Management - $3.2B bank, Midwest region

Commercial Loan Officer - $500M Community Bank, Midwest region

Chief Operating Officer - $230M, Midwest region

Personal Trust Administrator  - $2B bank, Midwest region

Commercial Loan Officer - $140M Community Bank, Midwest region

Senior Loan Officer - $7B Regional Bank, Midwest region

We want to continue keeping you up-to-date on our activities.  Thank you again for all your referrals and the opportunity to service your clients.  We will continue to do our best to exceed your expectations with quality service.  If any additional information is needed, please feel free to call or e-mail us.

PressRelease

For immediate release

July 7, 2010

Contact: 

Beth Grossman, Director                                                           248-650-4800

Angott Search Group                                                                 bgrossman@asgteam.com       

101 South Main Street                                                               www.ASGteam.com

Rochester, MI 48307

Professionals Seeking Work can Network, Volunteer at Lighthouse of Oakland County

Angott Search Group Volunteers Recruiting Expertise

(Pontiac, MI) – In this challenging job market, making professional and personal connections is often a strategy that successfully allows candidates to find job opportunities.

This type of approach will be the focus of Lighthouse of Oakland County’s Professional Networking Breakfast held Wednesday, July 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Lighthouse’s Campus of Caring in Pontiac. Lighthouse is partnering with Walsh College in Troy and Angott Search Group in Rochester to create a monthly topics breakfast free of charge to attendees that will include business networking and job search training.

At these breakfasts attendees will learn more about how social media can aid in their efforts to find a job. Professional recruiters from Angott Search Group will also be on hand to help attendees update their resume. Walsh College representatives will show attendees how to use social media to aid in their job search. Those representatives will also provide job search advice and can help individuals determine possible educational goals.

Lighthouse representatives will also be available to discuss how volunteering with Lighthouse can expand a person’s professional and personal network in a way that can also lead to job opportunities, just like volunteering did for Waterford resident Tom Freshour, a controller for an HVAC company.

“Volunteering at the Oakland Lighthouse allowed me to display my skills in accounting while helping a very worthy cause. It allowed me to network with new individuals while providing a new level of visibility of my skills,” Freshour said. “By volunteering I was able to showcase my skills in a real world environment. I was able to meet new professionals in my field that translated to first hand references for new opportunities; otherwise I would have just been another name in a stack of resumes.

“It is a great way to increase/keep your current skill set or if you are entering a new field to provide you real world expertise.”

Volunteering helped Freshour to feel a part of the workforce again, providing him with a newfound satisfaction during his time spent unemployed.

The July 21 Professional Networking Breakfast will be the first such event hosted by Lighthouse. Additional breakfasts will be held the third Wednesday of each month at Lighthouse in Pontiac. Each breakfast will be capped at 30 people and RSVPs are required in advance.

By volunteering at Lighthouse, individuals can expand their network contacts through meeting board members, volunteers, corporate sponsors and more.

“We have found that individuals who may be looking for work and donate a few hours a month to volunteer for Lighthouse find it to be a very rewarding and enriching personal experience,” said Lighthouse President and CEO John Ziraldo, “The great thing is that as you are helping your neighbors who may be in even more stressful personal situations, you meet other volunteers and community leaders who will recognize your skills and will be willing to help you as well.”

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Megan Uphoff, Managing Director of the Banking & Financial Services division at ASG announced that Tom Sikora has accepted the role of Special Assets Officer at Citizens Bank in Philadelphia. Mr. Sikora has a very successful career in the banking industry will certainly progress in his role at Citizens Bank.

“Bringing Great People and Great Companies Together”

Beth Grossman, Director, teamed with Mark Angott, President, on a search for a Personal Trust Administrator for Macatawa Bank. This bank has over $2 billion in assets, is located in west Michigan and has experienced dramatic growth over the past 10 years. Jeffrey Palmer was thrilled to have accept the Personal Trust Administrator position and looks forward to  this exciting career opportunity.

“Bringing Great People and Great Companies Together”

Bob Storrer has accepted the position as Mortgage Loan Officer at First Financial Bank announced Beth Grossman, Director of Banking & Financial Services Practice, Mr. Storrer is excited to be joining the team at First Financial Bank and will be based in western Michigan. Bob comes to First Financial Bank with a successful 18 year banking and mortgage background.

“Bringing Great People and Great Companies Together”

Beth Grossman, J.T. Westendorf, and Mark Angott have filled several Loan Officer positions in the Midwest. Beth Grossman is pleased to announce that Samir Daher, Alexis Vetere, and Kendra Merriman have accepted the role of Mortgage Loan Officer and will be located in the metro Detroit area. J.T. Westendorf successfully placed two additional candidates, Mark Alliance and Mark Weber, at local Cleveland area branches. Richard Gangwish, placed by Mark Angott, accepted the position as Mortgage Loan Officer at a Cincinnati branch location. ASG continues to look forward to working with PNC Mortgage.

“Bringing Great People and Great Companies Together”

Beth Grossman, Director successfully placed Michael Moore at First State Bank of East Detroit. Michael Moore has accepted the Mortgage Loan Officer role and is excited to be joining the team at First State Bank of East Detroit.

“Bringing Great People and Great Companies Together”

Tiffany Patzer, Director of the Finance and Accounting practice has been working closely with Koch Industries on a search for Financial Analyst.  Tiffany has successfully placed Jared Mortensen in this position.  Mr. Mortensen is highly regarded in his field and is excited to be part of the team at Koch.

“Bringing Great People and Great Companies Together”

Tom Blackwell, Director of the Banking & Financial Services practice has had a busy month.  He recently announced that he has placed Ms. Linda Critchfield in the role of Chief Operating Officer at South Central Bank and Mr. Jerome Smith in the role of Commercial Lender at Home Savings Bank.  Ms. Critchfield will be located in KY and Mr. Smith will be located in OH.

“Bringing Great People and Great Companies Together”

Beth Grossman is now a featured Special Correspondent for Fox 2 Detroit News. She was interviewed by the metro Detroit station. Watch the video of her Best Practices for Job Networking for information on how networking can help your career.

“Bringing Great People and Great Companies Together”