The Bank Securities Association has named seven new board members.
The appointments, which were approved by the board last month and
"The current officers wanted to aggressively reach out to a larger
In addition, the group wants to reach out more to companies that are
The new board members are:
Deborah Bernot, the president of Cal Fed Investments.
Scott Bresky, the president of Chase Investment Services Corp.
Mark Dillon, senior managing director of Banc One Securities Corp.
Robert H. Gordon, the president and director of NationsBanc Advisors
Alan Leach, the president of BancorpSouth Investment Services Inc.
Rick McCann, vice president of First Interstate Bank.
John Porter, the president and chief executive officer of SouthTrust
The appointments, for two-year terms, bring the number of directors to
About 175 banks, brokerages, and mutual fund companies belong to the