About Us

 

National Bank Holdings Corporation is a bank holding company created to build a leading community bank franchise delivering high quality customer service and strong shareholder results.  National Bank Holdings Corporation currently operates a network of 101 full-service banking centers, with the majority of those banking centers located in Colorado and the greater Kansas City region.  Through the Company's subsidiary, NBH Bank, N.A., it operates under the following brand names: Bank Midwest in Kansas and Missouri, Community Banks of Colorado in Colorado and California, and Hillcrest Bank in Texas.

    

Management Team

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

Tim is the former Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Business Services at Regions Financial. He joined Regions in late 2007 to lead transformation of the bank's wholesale lines of business. During his 24-year tenure with Bank of America, Mr. Laney held senior management roles in small business, commercial banking, private banking, corporate marketing and change management. He also served as President of Bank of America-Florida, with more than 800 banking centers and $50 billion in total assets. He was also a member of Bank of America's Management Operating Committee. 

 

Chief Financial Officer

Brian has extensive industry knowledge, with over 30 years of banking leadership experience in publicly traded bank holding companies. Most recently, Brian was Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of F.N.B. Corporation, a $9.8 billion dollar bank holding company, where he was responsible for all aspects of FNB's financial functions, including accounting and controls, treasury, financial planning and analysis, M&A and public reporting. As Vice Chairman, Brian was also responsible for risk management, legal and human resources. Prior to joining FNB, Brian had a 15-year tenure at PNC Financial Services Group where he held senior financial and strategic planning leadership roles. While at PNC, Brian's experience included co-heading the company's strategic planning function and serving as CFO for several large and complex divisions including the Asset Management Group, the Retail Banking Group and the Cincinnati Banking division.

 

Chief Risk Officer

Rick is the former Executive Vice President and Head of Business Services Credit at Regions Bank. He joined Regions in 2008 after a 23-year career at Bank of America. Mr. Newfield held various senior positions at Bank of America, including roles in risk management, credit, commercial banking, global bank debt and corporate marketing. He brings significant experience in development and implementation of business models and integration of businesses during mergers. In addition, Mr. Newfield has led credit process reengineering initiatives, including risk and credit policy design, and corporate governance.

 

NBH Bank, N.A. Midwest/ Texas Division President

As former Chief Credit Risk Officer and Group Executive Vice President of CFG, Tom was responsible for credit, operational and market risk as well as regulatory compliance. He also previously served as Chairman, President and CEO of Citizens Bank New Hampshire. Mr. Metzger brings significant experience in the regional and community bank base from an operational standpoint. Prior to joining CFG, he held positions at US Bancorp in St. Louis and its predecessor family of banks, including Firstar Bank and Mercantile Bank. He began his banking career in 1974 at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and thereafter at the Office of Comptroller of the Currency.

 

Chief of Acquisitions and Strategy

As a previous Executive Vice President of CFG, Don was the Head of the Bank's foreign exchange, interest rate derivatives and international division. He is a former CFO of the Bank's Mid-Atlantic Region, Head of M&A and Director of Corporate Planning. He was a key participant in CFG's M&A strategy including 17 acquisitions totaling $78 billion in assets during his 14-year tenure. Don served as Managing Director of CrossHarbor Capital Partners where he was responsible for originations and acquisitions of financial institutions.

 

Chief of Integration, Technology and Operations

Kathy is a former Executive Vice President  of CFG where she was responsible for business integration activities for acquisitions and divestitures. She brings impressive experience in business integration and acquisitions having been a key participant in 26 transactions at CFG during her 17-year tenure. Kathy held senior roles at RBS in Citizens Manufacturing division for technology and operations. She began her career in 1976 at Bank of New England and spent 17 years at the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank in various line functions.

 

Chief Human Resources Officer

Lisa is the former Vice President of Human Resources of Nueterra Healthcare where she was responsible for all HR functions. In the role, she strategically reorganized and centralized HR services with a focus on driving efficiency and scalability across the company. Previously, she spent ten years with Sprint in a variety of roles focused on creating high impact process improvements and transforming support services provided to client-centered, strategic partnerships within the workplace. Lisa brings a unique perspective to: creating organizational structures that support strategic goals; assessing cultures and individual contributors to identify team member strengths; designing and improving processes; managing complex, interdepartmental projects; and leading teams during periods of change.

 

 

 

 

Board of Directors

 

Chairman

Frank brings to the table more than 50 years of experience in the banking industry. Previously, Frank was chairman, president and CEO of Mellon Financial Corporation from 1987 to 1998. Prior to that, he was president and COO of Fannie Mae from 1986 to 1987 and chairman, president and CEO of Crocker National Bank from 1984 to 1986.

 

Director

Ralph is a former Managing Partner of KPMG LLP's St. Louis office and Partner in Charge of KPMG's Midwest financial services practice. Ralph joined KPMG in 1969 and was elected to the Partnership in 1977. He is a Certified public accountant and a member of the AICPA and Missouri Society of CPAs.

 

Director

Robert has performed as the former Managing Director of Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC. He practiced corporate and securities law at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP for over 24 years.

 

Director

Lawrence is the retired Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group. He is also a past member of the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve System and a former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

 

Director and National Bank Holdings Corporation President & CEO

Tim brings considerable expertise and experience in leading and managing across all banking lines of business. Tim is the former Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Business Services at Regions Financial; served on the Executive Council of Regions Bank; Director, Regions Equipment Finance Corporation and Regions Business Capital Corporation and President of Bank of America-Florida. He previously held senior management roles during his 24-year tenure with Bank of America in small business, commercial banking, private banking, corporate marketing and change management.

 

Director

Micho is currently Chairperson, Global Corporate Practice and President, New England region for Weber Shandwick. She is the former CEO of Boston Telecommunications Company and former Deputy Mayor of Boston. Micho currently sits on the Executive Committee of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and holds numerous board memberships. She is a past director of Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, a $35 billion state chartered bank.

 

Director

Burney formerly acted as Executive Vice President and Director of M&A for Branch Banking and Trust Company ( BB&T ), the 10th largest commercial bank in the U.S. ranked by deposits until 2007. He was responsible for development, structure and negotiation of BB&T's bank and non-bank acquisitions. Prior to that, he served as President and CEO of First Federal Savings Bank in Greenville, NC.