Pub. 5 2014 Issue 3

www.wvbankers.org 8 West Virginia Banker Meet Your Chairman Charles “Skip” Hageboeck H ow I got into the banking business: As a graduate of Indiana University with a Ph.D. in Economics, I was being pushed into academia or a banking regulatory agency in Washington DC. I met someone that worked for Indiana National Bank, which had an opening for an Asset-Liability Management Analyst – an area where I had the chance to very quickly learn how banks make money. One unique thing about my bank: Per- haps more members of the WVBA board have worked for City during their careers than any other bank – including WVBA CEO Joe Ellison, the last two Chairman of the association (Steve Morris and Mike Lieving) and Vice Chairman, Randy Snider. The one person who’s had the greatest influence on my career: I have been lucky to work for a number of really great lead- ers. You may know one of these leaders – Jerry Francis, CEO of City from 2001 to 2005 was recognized by the American Banker Magazine as the “Community Banker of the Year”. Jerry was great at giving me challenges, and then getting out of the way and letting me solve them (while being willing to help as necessary.) Recent accomplishment: Was named to the State Journal’s “Who’s Who in West Virginia Business”. First job: I began in 1989 as an Asset Liability Analyst at Indiana National Bank – a $5 billion bank at that time. As an ALCO analyst, I had the opportunity to work with the bank’s senior management team on a daily basis – analyzing growth strategies, setting pricing, measuring & managing risk – a really cool job and a great start in the industry. Biggest career break: In 1994, I left Indiana National Bank (where I was the Treasurer) to become the Chief Financial Officer of Peoples Bank in Indianapolis (NASDAQ: PPLS). It was in that role, that I met Jerry Francis, who later recruit- ed me to come to West Virginia in 2001 with him to run City National Bank. The best advice I received during my banking career: President Obama re- portedly described his foreign policy as: “Don’t do stupid stuff.” Perhaps not as eloquently, I heard this advice early in my career and have long believed it represents the difference between average banks and high performing banks, It is less about what you do right, than it is about what you do wrong. My goals for the WVBA and banking industry in 2014-15: My goal for the WVBA this year is to be responsive to the needs of our members. It is shaping up to be a busy year as we begin to envision how the WVBA can best fulfill its mission of serving our members, and providing a strong voice at the state legislature, in the years ahead. In the next year, the WVBA needs to complete a strategic plan for all aspects of the organization – lobbying, education, services, the annual convention, and the WV School of Banking. Much of what we do is well done – but we must plan for the continuing evolution of our indus- try if we want to remain relevant to our members. Something about me that would surprise fellow bankers: I grew up in Indiana, and my family still has a home on the shores of Lake Maxincuckee, which is home to the Culver Military Academy. My sailboat, the “Mountaineer”, is named in honor of my adopted home state. Un- fortunately, the Mountaineer’s (sailing) season in 2014 wasn’t terribly strong. Skip blames the crew. (The crew blames the Skipper!) n President and CEO City National Bank